document.write( "Question 399447: Could you please help me ! Ok so the ships captain located a light at an angle of elevation of 35degrees . The light rests atop a 40 foot lighthouse. Find the distance from the ship to the shore . \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the distance from the ship to the shore
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document.write( "light at an angle of elevation of 35°
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document.write( "  tan35° = opp/adj = 40ft/x
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document.write( "   x = 40ft/tan35° = 57.1259 ft\r
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