Review your basic trig functions.
As always, draw a diagram.
If the distance is x,
tan65° = x/30
A bird at the top of a tree looks down on a field mouse at an angle of depression of 65°. If the field mouse is 30 meters from the base of the tree, find the vertical distance from the ground to the bird’s eyes. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
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so it is 30/tan65 degress plug it in a claculator and you should get 13.9 which equals 14.