A ranger spots a forest fire while on a 30-meter observation tower. The angle of depression from the tower to the fire is 14°. To the nearest meter, how far is the fire from the base of the tower?

a. 7 meters
b. 4 meters
c. 124 meters
d. 120 meters

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I don’t know the answer but I think it will be 7 meters

The fire from the base of the tower is at 120 m and Option D is the correct answer.

What is Angle of Depression ?

The angle of depression is an angle formed between the horizontal line and the line of sight when an observer looks downwards at an object is known as an angle of depression.

The formula is

[tex]\rm sin\;\theta = y/z\\\\\\cos\; \theta = x/z\\\\\\tan\; \theta = y/x[/tex]

where x is the distance between the point of the ground and the object , horizontally,

y is the perpendicular distance between the surface to the object

and z is the measure of line of sight

[tex]\rm \theta[/tex] is the angle of depression = 14°

It is given in the question that y= 30 m

x= ?

To determine  we will substitute the value

[tex]\rm tan\; \theta = y/x\\\\\\tan \;14^{o} = 30/ x\\\\\\0.25 = 30/x\\\\\\\x= 30/0.25\\\\\\x= 120 m\\[/tex]

Therefore the fire from the base of the tower is at 120 m and Option D is the correct answer.

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