document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280034>Question 280034</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From the top of a 210 ft lighthouse, the angle of depression to a ship in the ocean is 21 degrees. How far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse to the nearest tenth of a foot? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #203489 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203489\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The angle of depression from the top of tower = angle of inclination from the ship\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Tan 21= 210/distance from foot of light house\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "210/1.5 = distance on ground\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 140 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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