Serena hits a tennis ball downward from the top of the net at which the angle of depression is 20°. If the net is 0.9 m high, how far from the net does the ball land to
the nearest tenth of a metre?

2.5 meter

Step-by-step explanation:

in a right triangle, tan of an angle  = opposite side /adjacent side

tan 70° = x/ 0.9 , multiply both sides by 0.9

0.9 * tan 70° = x, solve on a calculator

x ≈ 2.5 m

see explanation

step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2