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From the top of a fire tower the angle of depression is observed 25 degrees Find distance from the cabin to the foot of the tower if the tower is 149 m?
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∙ 14y ago
Suppose the distance is x.Then tan(25) = x/149 m so that x = 149*tan(25) metres = 69 metres, approx.
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