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A man on top of a tower watches a car moving straight towards the tower. The angle of depression of the car changes from 30° to 60° in 6 minutes. How much longer will the car take to reach the foot of the tower?

Competition practiceTrigonometry
  • A3 minutes
  • B6 minutes
  • C2 minutes
  • D12 minutes

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With height : distances and . Covered in 6 min; the remaining is half of that: 3 min.
Answer: A) 3 minutes

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