jared is standing on the roof of a 100-meter building doing some surveying. he spots a delivery truck at an angle of depression of 30. how far is the truck from the base of the building?

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anonymous · Answer

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JUST FIND X

anonymous · Answer

hint: use pythagorean theorem

anonymous · Answer

ok is it 200 meters?

anonymous · Answer

so that would be your answer since the question asks tde distanc from the base of the building.

anonymous · Answer

ok thank you

anonymous · Answer

the correct answer is 50m because tan 30=opp/adj and opp=tan30*100 and the answer will be 50m

anonymous · Answer

I don't have an option for 50 meters

anonymous · Answer

A. 200
B. 5,744
C. 173
D. 115

anonymous · Answer

the correct answer should be 57.735 m