SOLUTION: From the top of a lighthouse 50 meters high, the angle of depression of a boat out at sea has a measure of 15 degrees. Find to the nearest meter the distance from the boat to the f
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Question 548798: From the top of a lighthouse 50 meters high, the angle of depression of a boat out at sea has a measure of 15 degrees. Find to the nearest meter the distance from the boat to the foot of the lighthouse which is at sea level.
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Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the height of the lighthouse, divided by , the distance to the boat; is the tangent of the angle of depression
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