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Matt is standing on top of a cliff 305 feet above a lake. The measurement of the angle of depression to a boat on the lake is 42˚. How far is the boat from the base of the cliff? Weren't you supposed to
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Matt is standing on top of a cliff 305 feet above a lake.

The measurement of the angle of depression to a boat on the

lake is 42˚. How far is the boat from the base of the cliff?

Weren't you supposed to use tan 42 = 305/x or tan 48 = x/305

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you are correct the equation to calculate this is tan 42 = 305/x or tan 48 = x/305. using these equations we can find that the boat is approximately 250 feet from the base of the cliff.
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