Amy is up in the lighthouse tower looking out at the ship. She knows the lighthouse (BC) is 13 m tall.She measures the angle of depression to be 140How far (AC) out to sea is the ship from the base of the tower?Round to the nearest 2 decimal places. (Put the numbers only in the box, do not enter any units.)
Question
Amy is up in the lighthouse tower looking out at the ship. She knows the lighthouse (BC) is 13 m tall.She measures the angle of depression to be 140How far (AC) out to sea is the ship from the base of the tower?Round to the nearest 2 decimal places. (Put the numbers only in the box, do not enter any units.)
Solution
The information provided seems to be incorrect. The angle of depression cannot be 140 degrees as it is always less than 90 degrees. Could you please check the information again?
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