b. A person standing in a 450-foot tower spots a car parked in the parking lot. The angle of depression is 72°. How far away is the car parked from the base of the tower? (Hint: where do angles of elevation or depression have to start?) Angle: Distance: units

b. A person standing in a 450-foot tower spots a car parked in the parking lot. The angle of depression is 72°. How far away is the car parked from the base of the tower? (Hint: where do angles of elevation or depression have to start?) Angle: Distance: units

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b. A person standing in a 450-foot tower spots a car parked in the parking lot. The angle of depression
is 72°. How far away is the car parked from the base of the tower? (Hint: where do angles of
elevation or depression have to start?)
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Distance:
units

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