An angle below the horizontal is called an angle of

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An angle below the horizontal is called an angle of depression as seen in the figure to the right An airline passenger sees a lake at an angle of depression of 23 If the plane is flying at an altitude of 31 000 feet find the distance from the plane to the lake Which of the following trigonometric ratios should be used to find the unknown distance using the information given in the problem statement A sin 0 OB tan 0 Opposite Hypotenuse OC cos 0 Opposite Adjacent Adjacent Hypotenuse Angle of depression Find the distance The distance is miles Round to the nearest mile as needed