document.write( "Question 280034: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "From the top of a 210 ft lighthouse, the angle of depression to a ship in the ocean is 21 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "How far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse to the nearest tenth of a foot?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        The solution in the post by @mananth is incorrect.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The angle of depression from the top of tower = angle of inclination from the ship
\n" ); document.write( "tan(21°) = 210/distance from foot of light house
\n" ); document.write( "distance = 210/tan(21°) = 210/0.38386403503 = 547 ft (rounded).         ANSWER\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved correctly.\r
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