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A person at the top of a lighthouse sights a boat in the water. The angle of depression is 50. If the lighthouse is 70 feet high, find the distance from the base of the lighthouse to the boat.
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A person at the top of a lighthouse sights a boat in the water. The angle of depression is 50. If the lighthouse is 70 feet high, find the distance from the base of the lighthouse to the boat.

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58.7 feet (3 s.f.)

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A person at the top of a lighthouse sights a boat in the water. The angle of depression-example-1
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