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A surfer is riding a 12 foot wave. The angle of depression from the surfer to the shoreline is 23° . Find the horizontal distance from the surfer to the shoreline.

A surfer is riding a 12 foot wave. The angle of depression from the surfer to the shoreline is 23° . Find the horizontal distance from the surfer to the shoreline.
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A surfer is riding a 12 foot wave. The angle of depression from the surfer to the shoreline is 23° . Find the horizontal distance from the surfer to the shoreline.

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It would be about 28.302 Ft

tan 23 = 12/x

x = 12/0.424

x = 28
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