Answer
θ = 37° 30'
Explanation:
The angle of depression has the same measure as the angle of elevation, so a trigonometric function that related the sides of the triangle and the angle of elevation θ is tangent. Then:
[tex]\text{tan }\theta\text{ =}\frac{39.57}{51.56}[/tex]
Therefore, the value of θ is:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \tan \text{ }\theta\text{ = 0.7674} \\ \theta=\tan ^{-1}(0.7674) \\ \theta=37.50 \end{gathered}[/tex]
So, in grades and minutes, we get:
θ = 37.50 = 37° 30'
Therefore, the angle of depression is 37° 30'
