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A point on the ground is 5m away from the foot of a vertical wall…

A point on the ground is 5m away from the foot of a vertical wall 7 m high, Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of depression of the point from the top of the wall
  • A.
    36o
  • B.
    44o
  • C.
    46o
  • D.
    54o
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation

θ= angle of depression of the point from the top of the wall
(tantheta = frac{7}{5}=1.4; theta = tan^{-1}(1.400)
theta = 54.4^{circ}; theta = 54^{circ}) to the nearest degree