A lookout spots a fire from a 32 meter tower.The angle of depression from the tower to the fire is 13 degrees. To the nearest meter, how far is the fire from the base of the tower? answer
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Sounds like straightforward trigonometry to me. Where are you getting stuck on this question? Are you able to imagine the triangle being described?
Tan13 = 32/x
32 ft/ tan 13
138.60 = 139
139 = x
138.60 = 139
139 = x
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