I need help with this question..Please help!!!!!
A forest ranger spots a fire from a 28-foot tower. The angle of depression from the tower to the fire is 11 .

To the nearest foot, how far is the fire from the base of the tower? Show the steps you use to find the solution.

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I need help with this question..Please help!!!!!
A forest ranger spots a fire from a 28-foot tower. The angle of depression from the tower to the fire is 11 .
	
To the nearest foot, how far is the fire from the base of the tower? Show the steps you use to find the solution.

johnweldon1993 · Answer

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So we have an angle (180 - Angle of depression)

We have a side adjacent to the angle.

And we want the side opposite the angle..

Adjacent, Opposite...(sounds like a Tangent problem)