Asked by Olivia

A ship is 750 meters from a light house which is 50 meters tall. What is the angle of depression from the top of the lighthouse to the ship?
Answered by Damon
same as the angle from the horizon to the top of the lighthouse from the ship
tan T = 50/750
T = 3.81 degrees
Answered by Reiny
make your sketch

angle at water --- Ø

tanØ = 50/750 = 1/15
Ø = appr 3.81°

which is also the angle of depression
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