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31 August, 17:58

A tourist looks out from the crown of the statue of liberty, approximately 250 ft. above ground. the tourist sees a ship coming into the harbor and measures the angle of depression as 18 degrees. Find the distance from the base of the statue to the ship to the nearest foot.

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  1. 31 August, 18:06
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    Let the distance from the base of the statue to the ship be d, then

    tan 18 = 250/d

    d = 250 / tan 18 = 769.4

    The distance from the base of the statue to the ship to the nearest foot is 769 feet.
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