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A boat is heading towards a lighthouse, whose beacon-light is 117 feet above the

water. The boat's crew measures the angle of elevation to the beacon, 3°. What is the
ship’s horizontal distance from the lighthouse (and the shore)? Round your answer to
the nearest hundredth of a foot if necessary.

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A boat is heading towards a lighthouse, whose beacon-light is 117 feet above the water-example-1
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