From the top of one of the gateposts in Manggahan High School, a bird saw a cat on the ground with an angle of depression of 55°. If the gatepost is 4m high, how far is the cat from the base of the gatepost? 55° MANGGAHAN HIGH SCHOOL 4m

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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
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Problem 1RE: 1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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From the top of one of the gateposts in Manggahan High School, a bird
saw a cat on the ground with an angle of depression of 55°. If the gatepost
is 4m high, how far is the cat from the base of the gatepost?
55°
MANGGAHAN
HIGH SCHOOL
v
4m
Transcribed Image Text:From the top of one of the gateposts in Manggahan High School, a bird saw a cat on the ground with an angle of depression of 55°. If the gatepost is 4m high, how far is the cat from the base of the gatepost? 55° MANGGAHAN HIGH SCHOOL v 4m
In the given diagram, Benjamin
observes a buoy in the sea below him from a
point 6 ft above a 45 ft cliff. He has been told
that the perpendicular distance from the
buoy to the base of the cliff is 60 ft. What is
the angle of depression, in degrees, from
Benjamin to the buoy? Give your solutions
to two decimal places.
B
D
Transcribed Image Text:In the given diagram, Benjamin observes a buoy in the sea below him from a point 6 ft above a 45 ft cliff. He has been told that the perpendicular distance from the buoy to the base of the cliff is 60 ft. What is the angle of depression, in degrees, from Benjamin to the buoy? Give your solutions to two decimal places. B D
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