You are at the top of a 250 foot lighthouse. Through your binoculars you notice a cruise ship in thedistance. You estimate that the angle of depression from you to the cruise ship is 12 degrees. To thenearest foot, how far away from the center of the base of the lighthouse (directly below you) is thecruise ship?256 feetO 1235 feetO 1176 feetO 3000 feetO 1202 feet

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You are at the top of a 250 foot lighthouse. Through your binoculars you notice a cruise ship in the distance. You estimate that the angle of depression from you to the cruise ship is 12 degrees. To th nearest foot, how far away from the center of the base of the lighthouse (directly below you) is the cruise ship?

You are at the top of a 250 foot lighthouse. Through your binoculars you notice a cruise ship in the distance. You estimate that the angle of depression from you to the cruise ship is 12 degrees. To th nearest foot, how far away from the center of the base of the lighthouse (directly below you) is the cruise ship?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337614085

Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.

Chapter9: Surfaces And Solids

Section9.CR: Review Exercises

Problem 15CR: The slant height of a right circular cone is 12 cm. The angle formed by the slant height and...

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