Calculate the angle of depression, x, if the boat is 850 ft. away from the lighthouse and the lighthouse is 250 ft. high. Round

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your answer to the nearest tenth. Do not include units.

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trapecia [35] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-14T18:53:02+03:00

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Firstly , we can draw diagram

we can see that

adjacent = 850

opposite =250

so, we can use tan formula

$tan(x)=\frac{250}{850}$

$x=tan^{-1}(\frac{250}{850})$

16.38

$x=16.38$

so,

angle of depression is 16.38 degree........Answer