Question

From the top of a lighthouse 55 feet above sea level, the angle of depression to a small boat is 11.3*. How far is the boat from the base of the lighthouse? *

Answer 1

275.248 ft

Explanation:

this is a trigonometry question, so we first draw a triangle with height 55 and angles 11.3 (degrees) and 78.7 (degrees). tan(11.3)=55/base, so the base would be 275.248 ft.