Julia is on a balcony 18.5 m above ground level. Looking down from above she sees Roman standing on the ground. The angle of depression to Roman is 30°. How far apart along the horizontal are they to the nearest tenth of a metre? Julia 30° 18.5 m Roman distance to Roman

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Julia is on a balcony 18.5 m above ground level. Looking down from above she sees Roman standing on the
ground. The angle of depression to Roman is 30°. How far apart along the horizontal are they to the nearest
tenth of a metre?
Julia
30°
18.5 m
Roman
distance to Roman
Transcribed Image Text:Julia is on a balcony 18.5 m above ground level. Looking down from above she sees Roman standing on the ground. The angle of depression to Roman is 30°. How far apart along the horizontal are they to the nearest tenth of a metre? Julia 30° 18.5 m Roman distance to Roman
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