An eagle is 300 feet in the air spots it’s prey on the ground. the angle of depression is 15°. what is the horizontal distance between the eagle and it’s prey?

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step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

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answer: cos [   arcsin (3/5) - arccos (1/2) ] =

step-by-step explanation: × = 3/5 = 0.6--> x = 36.87 and x = 180 - 36.87 = 143.13 deg

cos y = 1/2 --> y = +- 60 deg a. cos (x - y) = cos (143.13 - 60) = cos 83,13  

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0.12

b. cos (36.87 - 60) = cos (-23.23) = 0.92