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A helicopter hovers 500 feet above a small island. The figure shows that the angle of depression from the helicopter to point p is 50. How far off the coast to the nearest foot is the island.
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A helicopter hovers 500 feet above a small island. The figure shows that the angle of depression from the helicopter to point p is 50. How far off the coast to the nearest foot is the island.

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see the attached picture:
A helicopter hovers 500 feet above a small island. The figure shows that the angle-example-1
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