Question

I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST. NO LINKSA cliff is 80 feet above the sea. From the cliff the angle of depression to a boat is 35 degrees. How far is the boat from the base of the cliff? Round your answer to one decimal place.

Answer 1

Solution

For this case we can create the following diagram:

For this case we want to find the value of x and we can use the following property:

$\tan 35=\frac{80}{x}$

And solving we got:

$x=\frac{80}{\tan 35}=114.25$