document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=441989>Question 441989</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man stands at the top of a 105 foot light house and sees a boat. The angle of depression to sight the boat is 37degrees, find the distance between the base of the light house and the boat. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "draw a diagram and then apply trig...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let d = distance<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tan(37) = d/105<BR>\n" );
document.write( "105 * tan(37) = d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "79.12 feet = d<BR>\n" );
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