SOLUTION: An observer in an airplane 1520 ft. above the surface of the ocean observes that the angle of depression to a ship is 28.8°. Find the straight-line distance from the plane to the
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Question 1149148: An observer in an airplane 1520 ft. above the surface of the ocean observes that the angle of depression to a ship is 28.8°. Find the straight-line distance from the plane to the ship.
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