SOLUTION: You are standing at the top of a lighthouse that is 85 feet above sea level. Looking out at the sea52��, you see a boat at an angle of depression of 52� (angle x). What is the hori

SOLUTION: You are standing at the top of a lighthouse that is 85 feet above sea level. Looking out at the sea52��, you see a boat at an angle of depression of 52� (angle x). What is the hori

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Question 748843: You are standing at the top of a lighthouse that is 85 feet above sea level. Looking out at the sea52��, you see a boat at an angle of depression of 52� (angle x). What is the horizontal distance between you and the boat? ( round to the nearest tenth).
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Trigonometric ratio.
tan = opposite/adjacent
tan 52 degs = x/85
x = tan 52 x 85
x = 108.8feet.
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