CBSE Class 10 Maths (Basic) 2025 · Paper 430/1/1 · Question 12

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In the given figure, which of the following angles represents the angle of depression?

Right triangle: Observer top-left with angles z (between horizontal and line of sight) and y (between vertical and line of sight); Object bottom-right with angle x; right angle a bottom-left.

(a) $x$
(b) $y$
(c) $z$
(d) $a$

Answer

(c)

z

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