Question

Wall-E is sending signals that he is driving into a crater at an angle of depression of 58°. If Wall-E covers a horizontal distance of 130 meters, what vertical distance has it traveled?

Answer 1

208 meters

Explanation:

Wall-E is sending signals that he is driving into a crater at an angle of depression of 58°. If Wall-E covers a horizontal distance of 130 meters, what vertical distance has it traveled?

tan θ = Opposite/Adjacent

θ = Angle of depression

Adjacent = Horizontal distance = 130 meters

Opposite = Vertical distance = x

θ = 58°

tan 58 = x/130 meters

Cross Multiply

x = tan 58 × 130 meters

x = 208.04348878 meters

Approximately = 208 meters

Therefore, the vertical distance it travelled is 208 meters