document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192235>Question 192235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From the top of a 200-foot cliff, the angle of depression to a boat offshore is 15 degrees. To the nearest foot, how far is the boat from the base of the cliff? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #144295 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=144295\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> opposite over ajacent problem so we will deal with tangent<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan 15=200/x........where x is the distance from the boat to the base of cliff<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.26794919243112 x=200<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=746 ft (the nearest foot) </SPAN>\n" );
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