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From the top of a 178-ft lighthouse, the angle of depression to a ship in the
ocean is 28º. How far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse?

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sqdancefan

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Answer:

  335 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The relationship between distances and the angle is ...

  Tan = Opposite/Adjacent

  tan(28°) = (lighthouse height)/(distance to ship)

  distance to ship = (178 ft)/tan(28°) ≈ 334.77 ft

The ship is about 335 ft from the base of the lighthouse.

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