The captain of a boat knows that a lighthouse on the coast is 100 ft. tall. If he measures the angle of elevation to be 2 degrees, how far is the boat from the shore?

Answer and Step-by-step explanation:

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Use tangent to find the x.

tan(2) =

Use a calculator to evaluate.

= 2863.6253

So, the boat is 2,863.63 feet from the shore.

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answer 1 : option "c"

answer 2 : option "d"

answer 3 : option "b"

answer 4 : option "d"

answer 5 : option "b"

answer 6 : option "a"

answer 7 : option "c"

answer 8 : option "d"

answer 9 : option "c"

answer 10 : option "d"

answer 11 : option "c"

answer 12 option "b"

answer 13 option "c"

answer 14 option "c"

answer 15 option "d"

answer 16 option "a"

answer 17 option "b"

answer 18 option "c"

answer 19 option "a"

answer 20 option "a"

answer 21 option "c"

d

its 60

4 x 12 = 48

3 x 4 = 12

48 + 12 = 60

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