Question

A helicopter hovers 950 feet above a small island. The figure shows that the angle of depression from the helicopter to point P is 47 °. How far off the​ coast, to the nearest​ foot, is the​ island?

Answer 1

let x rep the foot of the island

Using trig formula

SOHCAHTOA

sin 47° = 950/x

xsin47° = 950

x = 950/sin47°