document.write( "Question 1152017: Can you help me solve this word problem? The ship’s captain located a light an angle of elevation of 65°. The light rest the top a 40 foot lighthouse. Can you draw a diagram to find the distance from the ship to the shore using the values provided below. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "Cos25°= 0.906 Cos65°=0.423
\n" ); document.write( "Tan25°= 0.466 Tan65°= 2.145
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Algebra.Com's Answer #773902 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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You can draw that simple description. If the light on the lighthouse is a distance up, 40 feet, and horizontal distance from base of the lighthouse to the ship is x, then \"40%2Fx=tan%2865%29\", and you can solve. \n" ); document.write( "
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