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A man is in a lighthouse tower that is 65 ft. He spots a ship at sea at an angle of depression of 20°. How far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse to the nearest foot?

User Agl
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Answer:

24 feet

Explanation:

distance away is x

tan(20)=x/65

65*tan(20)=x

x=23.65806... feet

round to the nearest foot

x=24

User Miguel Frias
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65*tan(20)=23.658 or 24
User Morgane
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