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EXAMPLE 4
Find a hypotenuse using an angle of depression
SKIING
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EXAMPLE 4
Find a hypotenuse using an angle of depression
SOLUTION
sin 21o
Write ratio for sine of 21o.
sin 21o
Substitute.
1200
Multiply each side by x.
Divide each side by sin 21o
Use a calculator to find sin 21o
Simplify.
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for Example 4
GUIDED PRACTICE
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