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An eagle 300 feet in the air spots its prey on the ground. The angle of depression to its prey is 15 degrees. What is the horizontal distance between the eagle and its prey?

 Nov 19, 2015
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tan(15°)  = 300 / d     rearrange as :

 

d = 300/ tan(15°)  = about 1119.6 ft

 

 

 

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 Nov 19, 2015
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Please, from where you get this question ?

 Dec 30, 2016

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