SOLUTION: solve the problem from the boat on the river below a dam. the angle of elevation to the top of the dam is 12 degrees 50'. if the dam is 1009 feet above the level of the river how

Question 1088899: solve the problem
from the boat on the river below a dam. the angle of elevation to the top of the dam is 12 degrees 50'. if the dam is 1009 feet above the level of the river how far is the boat from the base of the dam. (round to the nearest foot)
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The height of the dam is opposite side
The distance to the dam is the adjacent side.
The function needed is the tangent.
tan 12d50m=1009/x
x*tan 12d50m=1009
x=1009/tan 12d50m=4429.20 or 4429 feet.
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