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elena-14-01-66 [18.8K]
3 years ago
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A UFO is coming in to pick up some test subjects. Their elevation above the ground is 60,000 feet. Their laser sights tell them

that a direct (diagonal) path to the nearest landing area is 90,000 feet away. What is the angle of depression as they come in to land?
Mathematics
1 answer:
charle [14.2K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

41.83°

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that :

The vertical distance of the UFO from the ground = 60,000 feet

The diagonal distance of the landing area to the UFO = 90,000 feet

In order to find the angle of depression, we have to use the trigonometric ratios, i.e.,

$\sin \ \theta = \frac{\text{perpendicular distance}}{\text{hypotenus}}$

$\sin \ \theta = \frac{60,000}{90,000}$

$\sin \ \theta = \frac{2}{3}$

$\sin \ \theta = 0.667$

∴ $\theta = \sin^{-1 }(0.667)$

     = 41.83°

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