Homework Help: geometry

Posted by erika on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 10:48am.

The angle of depression from the top of a lighthouse to a boat in the water is 30°. If the lighthouse is 89 feet tall how far is the boat from the lighthouse to the nearest foot?

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45 feet Eliminate Reactivate
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51 feet Eliminate Reactivate
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63 feet Eliminate Reactivate
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154 feet Eliminate Reactivate

geometry - Reiny, Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 11:56am
tan 30° = 89/x
x = 89/tan30°
= ...

I have no idea what the rest of your post means, or how it ties in with your question.
D does contain the number 154 ft, which is the correct answer.

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