Question

4. A surveyor wants to determine the horizontal distance that the top of a slope is from a tall house at the
bottom of the slope. He measures the distance along the slope to be 125 feet. The angle of depression
created from the top of the slope to the top and bottom of the house is
17°. Find the horizontal distance
from the top of the slope to the house.

Answer 1

Do have the picture?

Answer 2

no thats the hardest part for me. i don't understand where the 125 goes or what we are finding. currently i drew the 125 on the hypotenuse and the side (x) we are finding adajecent to the 17 degrees

Answer 3

cos (17) * 125 = distance

Answer 4

119.54ft

Answer 5

My picture gets the same answer with sinnxvin!