From the top of a building the angle of depression to a car parked on the street below is 48 degrees. If the building is 75 feet tall how far is the car parked from the base of the building

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Answer:

The distance between the Base of the building & the car is x = 83.29 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

AB = Height of the building = 75 ft

BC = distance from the base of building to the car = x ft

Angle of depression = ∠ BAC = 48°

∠ ACB = 180 - 90 - 48 = 42°

From the Δ ABC

[tex]\tan 42 = \frac{AB}{BC}[/tex]

[tex]\tan 42 = \frac{75}{x}[/tex]

x = 83.29 ft

Therefore the distance between the Base of the building & the car is x = 83.29 ft

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