Question

The angle of depression from a helicopter to a landing pad is 37 ° . If the helicopter is 1250 feet from the ground, what is the horizontal distance from the helicopter to the landing pad?

Answer 1

Tan 37 = opp/adj = 1250/x

where x = horiz distance

7535 = 1250/x

x = 1658.8 ft

The horizontal distance from the helicopter to the landing pad is 1658.81 feet

Answer 2

answer in the diagram I hope it helps