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\newlineYou are skiing on a mountain with an altitude of 12001200 meters. The angle of depression is 2121^{\circ}. How far do you ski down the mountain? (Round to the nearest meter)\newlineSelect the correct response:\newline18731873 meters\newline33493349 meters\newline12851285 meters

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Q. \newlineYou are skiing on a mountain with an altitude of 12001200 meters. The angle of depression is 2121^{\circ}. How far do you ski down the mountain? (Round to the nearest meter)\newlineSelect the correct response:\newline18731873 meters\newline33493349 meters\newline12851285 meters
  1. Understand and Visualize: Understand the problem and visualize the scenario.\newlineWe have a right triangle where the altitude of the mountain forms one side (the opposite side to the angle of depression), and we need to find the length of the slope (the hypotenuse) that the skier will ski down. The angle of depression from the horizontal is given as 2121 degrees, which is also the angle of elevation from the base to the top of the mountain.
  2. Use Trigonometry: Use trigonometry to solve for the hypotenuse.\newlineWe can use the tangent function, which relates the opposite side to the adjacent side in a right triangle. The formula is:\newlinetan(angle)=oppositeadjacent\tan(\text{angle}) = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}}\newlineHere, the angle is 2121 degrees, and the opposite side is the altitude of the mountain, which is 12001200 meters. We need to find the adjacent side, which is the distance down the mountain.
  3. Rearrange Formula: Rearrange the formula to solve for the adjacent side (distance down the mountain).\newlineadjacent=oppositetan(angle)\text{adjacent} = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\tan(\text{angle})}\newlineadjacent=1200meterstan(21degrees)\text{adjacent} = \frac{1200 \, \text{meters}}{\tan(21 \, \text{degrees})}
  4. Calculate Distance: Calculate the distance using the tangent of 2121 degrees.\newlineFirst, we need to find the value of tan(21)\tan(21^\circ). Using a calculator, we find:\newlinetan(21)0.383864\tan(21^\circ) \approx 0.383864\newlineNow, we can calculate the adjacent side:\newlineadjacent=1200 meters0.3838643127.65 meters\text{adjacent} = \frac{1200 \text{ meters}}{0.383864} \approx 3127.65 \text{ meters}

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