scott is doing research in his boat. he drops a 350 foot anchor directly below him and his anchor lands on the bottom of the sea. using a spotlight he spots a s

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Scott is doing research in his boat. he drops a 350 foot anchor directly below him and his anchor lands on the bottom of the sea. using a spotlight he spots a shark on the floor od the sea that he estimates is 450 feet from his anchor. at what angle is scott looking down at the shark?(solve for angle of depression) draw a picture

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Draw a picture of a right triangle with legs of 350 and 450. Determine the measure of angle theta which is formed by the side of length 350 and the hypotenuse. The tangent of theta is 450 / 350 or 9/7. This means angle theta is approximately 52.125 degrees.