Sly Cooper is making another daring escape after a heist! He is on top of a 112 meter building that is perpendicular to the ground. The angle of depression to a park bench is 15°. He plans to create a zip line from the top of the building to the park bench to escape. a) Sketch a picture of this scenario b) How long does the zip line need to be to the nearest tenth of a meter?
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Sly Cooper is making another daring escape after a heist! He is on top of a 112 meter building that is perpendicular to the ground. The
a) Sketch a picture of this scenario
b) How long does the zip line need to be to the nearest tenth of a meter?
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