The angle of depression from a helicopter to its landing space is 56°. If the helicopter is flying at 1000 ft, find the distance from the helicopter to the landing space

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]1206.22\ \text{ft}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

The height at which the helicopter is 1000 ft

Angle of depression is [tex]56^{\circ}[/tex]

[tex]\theta=90-56=34^{\circ}[/tex]

We have the relation

[tex]\cos\theta=\dfrac{\text{Adjacent side}}{\text{Hypotenuse}}\\\Rightarrow \cos34^{\circ}=\dfrac{1000}{x}\\\Rightarrow x=\dfrac{1000}{\cos 34^{\circ}}\\\Rightarrow x=1206.22\ \text{ft}[/tex]

The distance of the helicopter to the landing space is [tex]1206.22\ \text{ft}[/tex].

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