Question

From her window 5m above the ground, Sherri spots a turtle on the ground at a 34 degree angle of depression. To the nearest tenth of a meter, how far is the turtle from the base of the Sherri's building?
A: 7.4m
B: 4.8m
C: 4.1m
D: 3.4m

Answer 1

The solution would be like this for this specific problem:

Given:  5 m

34° angle of depression

(5 m) cot(34°) = 7.4 m

The turtle is 7.4m far from the base of the Sherri’s building.
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