How can you use a right angle to decide how to name another angle

How do i start to solve? would appreciate a walk-thru! a bird sitting 16ft above the ground in an apple tree dislodges an apple. after how many seconds does the apple land on the ground? (assuming that no branches will interfere with it's fall)

Which of the following describes the graph of y--4x-36 compared to the parent square root function? stretched by a factor of 2, reflected over the x-axis, and translated 9 units right stretched by a factor of 2, reflected over the x-axis, and translated 9 units left stretched by a factor of 2, reflected over the y-axis, and translated 9 units right stretched by a factor of 2, reflected over the y-axis, and translated 9 units left save and exit next submit

Write the point-slope form of the line passing through (2, -12) and parallel to y=3x.