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Given the diagram find the height of the lighthouse to the nearest tenth

Given the diagram find the height of the lighthouse to the nearest tenth-example-1
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Answer:

height ≈ 23.4 m

Explanation:

let the height of the lighthouse be h

using the tangent ratio in the right triangle

tan38° =
(opposite)/(adjacent) =
(h)/(30) ( multiply both sides by 30 )

30 × tan38° = h , then

h ≈ 23.4 (to the nearest tenth )

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