Question

You continue your journey of riding ferris wheels and decide to ride the largest ferris wheel in the world: The High Roller in Las Vegas, Nevada! The High Roller is 550 feet tall with a diameter of 520 feet and the platform making the remaining 30 feet. Your friend who really does not like heights waits for you to get off the High Roller while standing 450 feet away from you, horizontally.

Required:
If you are currently 326 feet in the air, what is the angle of depression from you to your friend?

Answer 1

The angle of depression from you to your friend is 54.1°

Trigonometric ratios

Trigonometric ratio is used to show the relationship between the sides and angles of a right angled triangle.

Let θ represent the angle between me in air and my friend, hence:

tanθ = 326 / 450

θ = 35.9 degrees

The angle of depression = 90 - 35.9 = 54.1°

The angle of depression from you to your friend is 54.1°

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