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Suppose the angle of elevation from a ship to the top of a lighthouse on top of a cliff is 5º. The lighthouse is 70 ft tall and the cliff is 150 ft high. Find the distance from the ship to the base of
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Suppose the angle of elevation from a ship to the top of a lighthouse on top of a cliff is 5º. The

lighthouse is 70 ft tall and the cliff is 150 ft high. Find the distance from the ship to the base of the
cliff.

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It’s 60 feet away from the cliff because it has a height of 70 feet tall
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