Question

The Singapore Flyer is an iconic giant observation wheel built on top of
a terminal building. The diameter of the wheel is approximately 150 m and
the highest point of the wheel is about 165 m above the ground. From the
point A at the top of wheel, Nora observes that the angle of depression of a
sports car C on the ground is 25º.
A
25°
D21
150 m 165 m
С
B
Find
fi) the distance of the sports car from a point B which is on ground level
directly below A,
(ii) the angle of depression of the sports car from the centre of the wheel, w.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Singapore Flyer is one of the world's largest observation wheels, built over a 3-storey terminal building in Marina Bay. The Flyer is 150 metres in diameter, 165 metres high, and travels at 0.21m per second (it is some 30 metres taller than the famous London Eye).