Question

Elise is standing on top of a 50 foot building and sees her friend, Molly. If Molly is 30 feet away from the base of the building, what is the angle of depression from Elise to Molly? Elise's eye height is 4.5 feet.

Answer 1

59.04°

Explanation:

Elise is standing on top of a 50 foot building and sees her friend, Molly. If Molly is 30 feet away from the base of the building, what is the angle of depression from Elise to Molly? Elise's eye height is 4.5 feet.

We solve using the Trigonometric function of Tangent

tan x = Opposite/ Adjacent

tan x= 50 ft/30ft

x = arc tan (50 ft/30 ft)

x = 59.036243468°

Approximately = 59.04°