Having trouble visualising trigonometry questions

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The angle of depression from the top of an 8 m tree down to a rabbit isenter image description here. If an eagle is perched in the top of the tree, how far does it need to fly to reach the rabbit, to the nearest metre?

The answer is 12m, and I don't even know what this question is trying to visually convey to me.

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Hint

Consider that the tree is an isoceles triangle, so one side of the tree is a right triangle. You know the angle $(43.52°)$ and the height $(8$ meters). Try to remember the trigonometric function which relates the hypothenuse and the adjacent side.

I am sure that you can take from here.