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A lighthouse sights a boat. The angle of depression from the top of the lighthouse to the boat is 7 degrees. At this time, the horizontal distance from the boat to the bottom of the lighthouse is 820 meters. What is the height of the lighthouse to the nearest meter?

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Answer:

100.7 equals h

Explanation:

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Answer:

Explanation:

tan7=h/820

h=820tan7

h=101m

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