Homework Help: Trigonometry

Posted by :) on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 1:09pm.

A lookout spots a fire from a 36 meter tower the angel of depression from the tower to the fire is 21 degrees . To the nearest meter how far is the fire from the base of the tower

Trigonometry - Henry, Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 8:18pm
tan21 = 36/X. Solve for X
Trigonometry - Anonymous, Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 10:16am
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