SOLUTION: From the top of a 161-ft lighthouse, the angle of depression to a ship in the ocean is 28�. How far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse?

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Question 1199229: From the top of a 161-ft lighthouse, the angle of depression to a ship in the ocean is 28�. How far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(Assuming the question mark inside the diamond was for "degrees"), this is simple very simple trigonometry.