document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122789>Question 1122789</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find x the angle of depression from the top of a lighthouse that is 184 ft above water level to the waterline of a ship 970 off shore. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can find the interior angle (A) that is associated with the angle of depression using the tangent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(A) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=970%2F184 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"970%2F184\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 79.3 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90-79.3 = 10.7 degrees is the angle of depression  </SPAN>\n" );
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