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3 June, 11:31

The rattler roller coaster is 66 ft tall. if you are at the top of the roller coaster and your friend larry is on the ground 35 ft away from the base of the coaster, what is the angle of depression from the top of the roller coaster to the spot where larry is standing? round to the nearest hundredth.

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  1. 3 June, 12:09
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    Use ratio of tan to find the angle of depression

    tan of an angle = side in front of the angle / side adjacent to the angle

    Plug in the numbers

    tan α = 35/66

    α = arctan (35/66)

    α = 27.937 ...

    to the nearest hundredth

    α = 27.94°
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