Answer:
Distance from the base of the cliff to the point on the ground = 7608 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: Height of the cliff is 532 feet, angle of depression from the top of the cliff to a point on the ground is equal to 4 degrees.
To find: distance from the base of the cliff to the point on the ground
Solution:
In ΔABC,
[tex]\angle ACB=4^{\circ}[/tex] (Alternate interior angles)
For any angle [tex]\theta[/tex], [tex]\tan \theta =[/tex] side opposite to angle/side adjacent to angle
[tex]\tan C=\frac{AB}{BC}[/tex]
Put [tex]AB=532\,,\,\angle C=4^{\circ}[/tex]
[tex]\tan 4^{\circ}=\frac{532}{BC}\\\\BC=\frac{532}{\tan 4^{\circ}}\\\\=7607.95\\\\\approx 7608\,\,feet[/tex]
Distance from the base of the cliff to the point on the ground = 7608 feet
