Question

You are hiking in Marin, and stop to stand on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Pacific ocean. You see a sailboat down in the water below you. The angle of depression to the sailboat is 28◦ . A quick tells you that the cliff you’re standing on is 150ft. How far away from the boat are you, in feet, rounded to one decimal place?(30pts)

Answer 1

Explanation:

on the edge of a cliff overlooking the Pacific ocean. You see a sailboat down in the water below you. The angle of depression to the sailboat is 28◦ . A quick tells you that the cliff you’re standing on is 150ft. How far away from the boat are you, in feet, rounded to one decimal place?(30pts)

We solve using the Trigonometric function of TANGENT

tan 28 = 150/x