If the object is below the level of the observer, then the angle between the _____ and the observer's line of sight is called the angle of depression.

horizontal

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vertical

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(a) and (b) above

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A horizontal

If the object is below the level of the observer, then the angle between the horizontal and the observer's line of sight is called the angle of depression.

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If the object is below the level of the observer, then the angle between the _____ and the observer's line of sight is called the angle of depression

State whether the given statement is true or false:

The angle of depression is the angle between the line of sight of an observer and the object below his horizontal line of sight.

The angle of depression is the angle between the line of sight of an observer below his horizontal line of sight.

State whether the given statement is true or false:

The angle of depression is the angle between the line of sight of an observer and the object below the horizontal line.

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