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31 March, 15:32

A balloon is 300 feet above a cliff. The angle of depression to the cliff edge is 40° 30'. What is the horizontal distance from the balloon to the edge of the cliff?

a. 462 feet

b. 392 feet

c. 351 feet

d. 256 feet

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  1. 31 March, 19:00
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    May be the vertical distance is 300.

    and let horizontal distance be h.

    angle of depression (from the balloon) to edge of cliff = 40.5°

    so,

    tan (40.5) = h/300

    h = 300*tan (40.5)

    since, tan (45°) = 1, tan (40.5°) must be smaller than one as tan (x) is a increasing function.

    so 300*tan (40.5°) must be less than 300

    therefore the horizontal distance is 256 ft
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