any one please help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm trying to finish geometry!!!!!!!!! From the top of a tree, a bird looks down on a field mouse at an angle of depression of 50°. If the field mouse is 40 meters from the base of the tree, find the vertical distance from the ground to the bird’s eyes. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

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any one please help !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm trying to  finish geometry!!!!!!!!!                                                                                  From the top of a tree, a bird looks down on a field mouse at an angle of depression of 50°. If the field mouse is 40 meters from the base of the tree, find the vertical distance from the ground to the bird’s eyes. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

adamaero · Answer

Draw it out

ericwise · Answer

Pretty sure what you mean is trigonometry. Draw a right angle triangle, this gives you two angles to work with: 50, and 90. If necessary you can find the last angle. Start from there and see if that gets you going.