A blimp is 1100 meters high in the air and measures the angles of depression to two stadiums to the west of the blimp. If those measurements are 75.2° and 17.9°, how far apart are the two stadiums?

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tanα=height/distance

d=h/tanα

d1=1100/tan17.9

d2=1100/tan75.2

So the distance between them is:

d=d1-d2

d=1100/tan17.9-1100/tan75.2 meters

d≈3115.03 m  (to nearest hundredth of a meter or centimeter)

The angle of depression represents the angle from a horizontal layout to a lower surface. The distance between the two stadiums is 3115.1 meters

The given parameters have been illustrated using the attached image of triangles.

The stadiums are represented with A and B.

First, calculate distance BO using:

[tex]\tan T =\frac{BO}{TO}[/tex]

Where:

[tex]\angle T = 90 -75.2 = 14.8[/tex]

[tex]TO = 1100[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]\tan(14.8^o) = \frac{BO}{1100}[/tex]

Make BO the subject

[tex]BO = 1100 * \tan(14.8^o)[/tex]

[tex]BO = 1100 * 0.2642[/tex]

[tex]BO = 290.62[/tex]

Next, calculate distance AO using:

[tex]\tan T =\frac{AO}{TO}[/tex]

But in this case:

[tex]\angle T = 90 -17.9 = 72.1[/tex]

[tex]TO = 1100[/tex]

So, we have:

[tex]\tan(72.1^o) = \frac{AO}{1100}[/tex]

Make AO the subject

[tex]AO = 1100 * \tan(72.1^o)[/tex]

[tex]AO = 1100 * 3.0961[/tex]

[tex]AO = 3405.71[/tex]

The distance AB between the 2 stadiums is:

[tex]AB = AO - BO[/tex]

[tex]AB = 3405.71-290.61[/tex]

[tex]AB = 3115.1[/tex]

Hence, the distance between the 2 stadiums is 3115.1 meters.

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