Question

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life-like trigonmetry problem involing trig ratios!

Answer 1

life-like? I didn't understand @muppz

Answer 2

Something like a cliff and boat, like a question ivolving real life objects or situations

Answer 3

hmm, heights and distances?

Answer 4

Yes :)

Answer 5

wait

Answer 6

sure

Answer 7

Question : A boy is looking at a ball on the ground from the top of a building which is high. If the distance between his eye and the ball is 40 m, then what will be the angle of depression and the distance between the foot of the building and the ball?

Answer 8

thank you very much, would this be what the diagram would look like? or am i wrong

Answer 9

Its right. Check attachment for perfect diagram

Answer 10

Question : A boy is looking at a ball on the ground from the top of a building which is \(\large 20 \sqrt{3}\) m , high. If the distance between his eye and the ball is 40 m, then what will be the angle of depression and the distance between the foot of the building and the ball?

[edited question]

Sorry forgot \(20\sqrt{3}\)

Answer 11

is there anyway i could change 20sqrt3 to a simplier number?? or does that number have to be included?

Answer 12

That quantity is important in the question, and sorry that it is in the best and simplest form [except decimal] .

Answer 13

no thank you i understand, may i just ask you what would the first few steps to working out this question be?