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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The line of sight from a small boat to the light at the top of a 35-foot lighthouse built on a cliff 25 feet above the water makes a 25 degree angle with the water. To the nearest foot, how far is the boat from the cliff? A. 141 feet B. 128 feet C. 27 feet D. 75 feet

OpenStudy (rajee_sam):

|dw:1369600969706:dw| use tan (25°) = o/a ( Opposite / Adjacent) and solve for x

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