SOLUTION: a balloon is hovering 800 ft above a lake. The balloon is observed by the crew of a boat as they look upwards at an angle of 20 degrees. 25 seconds later, the crew had to look at a

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Question 1175549: a balloon is hovering 800 ft above a lake. The balloon is observed by the crew of a boat as they look upwards at an angle of 20 degrees. 25 seconds later, the crew had to look at an angle of 65 degrees to see the balloon. How fast was the boat traveling?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance they traveled in 25 seconds is  800%2Ftan%2820%5Eo%29 - 800%2Ftan%2865%5E0%29  feet.


To find the rate, divide this distance by 25 seconds.