Question

Find the height of a shorter building given the following: the height of the taller building, the angle of depression between the two buildings, and the distance between the buildings.

How would I set this problem up?

Answer 1

So

\[\tan(\theta) = y /x --> x * \tan(\theta) = y\]

h2 = h1 - y

I may have the wrong angle. wasn't sure what angle of depression was.