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A helicopter hovers 1150 feet above a small island. The figure shows that the angle of depression from the helicopter to point P is 31° How far off the coast to the nearest foot is island?

D= ft

A helicopter hovers 1150 feet above a small island. The figure shows that the angle-example-1
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Answer: 986 Ft

Explanation:

cos31= x/1150

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