A prince is standing 200 meters from the base of a tower where a beautiful princess is being held captive. The princess sees the prince at a 30° angle of depression. How high will the prince have to climb to rescue the princess?

A prince is standing 200 meters from the base of a tower where a beautiful princess is being held captive. The princess sees the prince at a 30° angle of depression. How high will the prince have to climb to rescue the princess?

Linear Algebra: A Modern Introduction

4th Edition

ISBN:9781285463247

Author:David Poole

Publisher:David Poole

Chapter1: Vectors

Section1.4: Applications

Problem 14EQ

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A prince is standing 200 meters from the base of a tower where a beautiful princess is being held captive. The princess sees the prince at a 30° angle of depression.

How high will the prince have to climb to rescue the princess?

Figure in plane geometry formed by two rays or lines that share a common endpoint, called the vertex. The angle is measured in degrees using a protractor. The different types of angles are acute, obtuse, right, straight, and reflex.

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