A lifeguard is 16.2 ft above a pool in her lifeguard station when she spots a swimmer struggling 48.3 ft away from the base of h

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er station. What is the angle of depression from the lifeguard station to the swimmer? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Montano1993 [528] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-19T01:50:02+03:00

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Pretend y is the angle of depression.
Tan y= opposite/ adjacent

Tan y = 16.2/ 48.3
Y= tan-1( 16.2/ 48.3)

Angle = 18.5416