A bird at the top of a tree looks down at a field mouse with an angle of depression of 65°. If the field mouse is 30 meters from the base of the tree, find the distance from the field mouse to the bird’s eyes. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

a.
29.6 m
b.
50.0 m
c.
64.3 m
d.
71.0 m

Question

A bird at the top of a tree looks down at a field mouse with an angle of depression of 65°. If the field mouse is 30 meters from the base of the tree, find the distance from the field mouse to the bird’s eyes. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

a.
29.6 m
b.
50.0 m
c.
64.3 m
d.
71.0 m

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use sin as its =opposit/hypotenuse

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x=(30)/(sin65degrees)

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