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Two birds sit at the top of two different trees. The distance between the first bird and a bird-watcher on the ground is 14.1 feet. The distance between the bird-watcher and the second bird is 27.9 feet.

What is the angle measure, or angle of depression, between this bird and the bird-watcher?

30.4
59.6
63.2
87.9

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Two birds sit at the top of two different trees. The distance between the first bird and a bird-watcher on the ground is 14.1 feet. The distance between the bird-watcher and the second bird is 27.9 feet.

What is the angle measure, or angle of depression, between this bird and the bird-watcher?

30.4
	59.6
	63.2
	87.9

anonymous · Answer

https://cv-sultan.brainhoney.com/Resource/23627040,1F0,0,0,0/Assets/74740_53c6c981/0700_g7_q4.jpg

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

sine(angle) = opposite/hypotenuse

sin(x) = 14.1/27.9

sin(x) = 0.5053763

x = ???

anonymous · Answer

63.2?

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

you have to apply the arcsine to both sides of sin(x) = 0.5053763 to isolate x