Joe, in a hot air balloon, observes that the angle of depression to a building on the ground is 69.5°. After ascending 600 ft, he now observes an angle of depression of 73.1° How far is he from the building?

In order to calculate Joe's distance from this building, we would determine the angle of inclination formed after he ascended a height of 600 feet as follows:

Angle = 73.1 - 69.5

Angle = 3.6°.

Now, we can calculate Joe's distance by applying the law of sine:

[tex]\frac{sinA}{a} =\frac{sinB}{b} =\frac{sinC}{c}[/tex]

Substituting the parameters into the formula above, we have;

sin3.6/600 = sin(69.5 + 90)/d

sin3.6/600 = sin159.5/d

0.000105d = 0.3502

d = 0.3502/0.000105

Distance, d = 3,335.24 feet.

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Joe, in a hot air balloon, observes that the angle of depression to a building on the ground is 69.5°. After ascending 600 ft, he now observes an angle of depression of 73.1° How far is he from the building?