A surveyor standing on top of a cliff found that the angle of depression of a boat at sea is 22 degrees.If the top of the cliff is 15 m above sea level , how far is the boat from the foot of the cliff?

can u explain how did u solve it?

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A surveyor standing on top of a cliff found that the angle of depression of a boat at sea is 22 degrees.If the top of the cliff is 15 m above sea level , how far is the boat from the foot of the cliff?

can u explain how did u solve it?

anonymous · Answer

Come on noobatmath, have a go yourself. :P

I will draw the diagram and see if you can take it from there:

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perl · Answer

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