Direction: Solve the following problems.2. From the top of the cliff 350 ft. high, the angle of depression of a boat on the sea is 15°. How faris the boat from the base of the cliff?3. A passenger on a plane saw an island below him. If the altitude of the plane 2500 meters abovethe surface and the horizontal distance of the plane to the island is 1796 meters away, what isthe angle of depression of the passenger to the island?

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2. From the top of the cliff 350 ft. high, the angle of depression of a boat on the sea is 15°. How far
is the boat from the base of the cliff?
3. A passenger on a plane saw an island below him. If the altitude of the plane 2500 meters above
the surface and the horizontal distance of the plane to the island is 1796 meters away, what is
the angle of depression of the passenger to the island?

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