Question

Two birds sit at the top of two different trees. The distance between the first bird and a bird watcher on the ground is 29.7 feet. The distance between the bird watcher and the second bird is 42.1 feet.

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

Answer 1

Any idea? @rishavraj @DDCamp

Answer 2

sin x = 29.7 / 42.1

find x

Answer 3

0.70546??

Answer 4

@welshfella

Answer 5

tha'ts the value of the sine of angle x

now you need to find angle x

Answer 6

use sin-1 or arcsin on your calculator

Answer 7

u see u got 0.705...
which is approximately equal to sin 45 i.e 0.707......

Answer 8

Ok so i think it is 45.1?

Answer 9

wht 45.1 ?????

Answer 10

yea - i get 45 on my calculator

Answer 11

45.1°
44.9°
54.8°
35.2°
because these are my answer choices

Answer 12

44.9

Answer 13

lets take another look

if you use 0.705463 it give 44.9

Answer 14

ohhhh ok this makes more since now thanks guys!!

Answer 15

yw