From the edge of a 1000-foot cliff, the angles of depression to two cars in the valley are 21° and 28°. How far apart are the cars? Round your answers to the nearest 0.1 feet

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Ahawtho · Answer 1 · 2021-11-28T17:49:42+0000

You first need to draw a picture of what you have and what they are asking for. Then, you can use the tangent function to calculate x and y, which are the distances of the cars, and then you substract y-x (car2-car1), and you have the final answer.

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