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From the top of a lighthouse 170 feet high, the angle of depression of a boat out at sea is 24°. Find, to the nearest foot, the distance from the boat to the foot of the lightho…

From the top of a lighthouse 170 feet high, the angle of depression of a boat out at sea is 24°. Find, to the nearest foot, the distance from the boat to the foot of the lightho…
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From the top of a lighthouse 170 feet high, the angle of depression of a boat out at sea is 24°. Find, to the nearest foot, the distance from the boat to the foot of the lighthouse. (The foot of the lighthouse is at sea level.)

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Check the picture below.

From the top of a lighthouse 170 feet high, the angle of depression of a boat out-example-1
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