Emir is standing in a treehouse and looking down at a swingset in the yard next door. The angle of depression from Emir's eyeline to the swingset is 30.26° and Emir is 14 feet from the ground How many feet is the base of the treehouse from swingset? Round your answer to the nearest foot

ANSWERS:
15 feet
20 feet
18 feet
24 feet​

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Answer:  24 feet  (Choice D)

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Explanation:

Refer to the diagram below. The goal is to find x, which is the horizontal distance from the base of the tree to the swing set.

Focus on triangle BCD.

The angle B is roughly 30.26 degrees, and this is the angle of depression. This is the amount of degrees Emir must look down (when starting at the horizontal) to spot the swing set.

We know that he's 14 ft off the ground, which explains why AB = CD = 14.

The goal is to find BC = AD = x.

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Again, keep your focus on triangle BCD.

We'll use the tangent ratio to say

tan(angle) = opposite/adjacent

tan(B) = CD/BC

tan(30.26) = 14/x

x*tan(30.26) = 14

x = 14/tan(30.26)

x = 23.9965714046732

That value is approximate. Make sure your calculator is in degree mode.

That value rounds to 24 feet when rounding to the nearest whole foot.

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Using the slope concept, it is found that the base of the treehouse is 24 feet from swingset.

What is a slope?

  • The slope is given by the vertical change divided by the horizontal change.
  • It's also the tangent of the angle of depression.

In this problem:

  • The vertical distance is of 14 feet.
  • The horizontal distance is of x feet.
  • The angle of depression is of 30.26º.

Hence:

[tex]\tan{30.26^{\circ}} = \frac{14}{x}[/tex]

[tex]0.5834 = \frac{14}{x}[/tex]

[tex]x = \frac{14}{0.5834}[/tex]

[tex]x = 24[/tex]

The base of the treehouse is 24 feet from swingset.

You can learn more about the slope concept at brainly.com/question/18090623

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