Geometry - Solving for Angles in Triangles
5.4: Homework
1. Grandma has a giant lava tube in her back yard that just collapsed. Two of her sweet dogs have
fallen into the chasm and need to be rescued. Her grandson stands at the edge and looks down into
the pit. He has a laser range finder and measures his distance to the dogs.
a. Draw a triangle to create an angle of depression in the diagram above. Using a protractor,
measure the angle of depression from the grandson to each dog. Label it in the diagram.
b. How far below the ground is the dog at point B?
c. How far below the ground is the dog at point C?
