SOLUTION: Hi and thank you for the help :) Trigonometry Word Problem, Determining the Speed of a Boat A balloon is hovering 800 ft above a lake. The balloon is observed by the crew of a bo

Question 768156: Hi and thank you for the help :) Trigonometry Word Problem,
Determining the Speed of a Boat
A balloon is hovering 800 ft above a lake. The balloon is observed by the crew of a boat as they look upwards at an angle of 0f 20 degrees. 25 seconds later, the crew had to look at an angle of 65 degrees to see the balloon. How fast was the boat traveling?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

here is your answer:
first distance:
http://imageshack.us/a/img96/4083/v0qy.jpg
then speed:
http://imageshack.us/a/img35/2266/pybh.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img822/97/l8lj.jpg
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