The angle of depression from a helicopter to a landing pad is 65°. If the horizontal distance from the helicopter to the landing pad is 1,000 ft how high up is the helicopter
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Answer:
h/1000 = tan(65°)h = 1000*tan(65°) ≈ 2145 . . . . ft
The helicopter is about 2145 ft high.
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