document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=192271>Question 192271</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" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The angle of elemvation (from the boat to the cliff) is the same as the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle of depression (from the cliff to the boat).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have a right triangle with angle 15 degrees and the side opposite<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is 200 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(15) = 200/base<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = 200/tan(15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = 746.41 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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