A bird sits on top of a lamppost. The angle of depression from the bird to the feet of an observer standing away from the lamppost is 35 degrees. The
distance from the bird to the observer is 25 meters. How tall is the lamppost? Draw a diagram, label it, and show how to find this value.

Question

A bird sits on top of a lamppost. The angle of depression from the bird to the feet of an observer standing away from the lamppost is 35 degrees. The
distance from the bird to the observer is 25 meters. How tall is the lamppost? Draw a diagram, label it, and show how to find this value.

yusmin · Answer

Do you know "sin " definition in a rectangular triangle ? side opposed to the angle divided by the "hypotenuse (in french)"

simplymarie_x · Answer

Would the answer be 14.34? @yusmin