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he angle of depression of a diver from the boat is 26 degrees, and the diver is 248 ft. deep. To the nearest foot, how far is the diver from the ship?
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Let the distance of diver from boat = d
depth = h = 248ft

sin 26 = h/d
⇒ 0.438 = 248/d
⇒ d = 248/0.438
⇒ d = 566.21 ft

distance is 566.21 ft
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