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After flying at an altitude of 9 kilometers, an airplane starts to descend when its ground distance from the landing field is 175 kilometers. To the nearest degree what is the angle of depression for this portion of the flight?

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tan theta = 9/175

tan-1(9/175)=2.944
Angle of Depression is 3 Degrees

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