carol is in the skydeck of the sears tower ovelooking lake michian. she sights two sailboats going due east from the tower . the angles of depression to the two boats are 42 degrees and 29 degress. if the skydeck is 1335 feet high, how far apart are the boats?
+118723 Draw a picture first.
Let the distance of the furthest boat be F and the dist of the closer one be C
You want F - C
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tan 42 = 1335/C
solve this for C
tan 29=1335 / F
Solve for F
do the subtraction.
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Try to work it out from what I have written but you are welcome to ask for more help if you need it :)
+118723 Draw a picture first.
Let the distance of the furthest boat be F and the dist of the closer one be C
You want F - C
--------
tan 42 = 1335/C
solve this for C
tan 29=1335 / F
Solve for F
do the subtraction.
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Try to work it out from what I have written but you are welcome to ask for more help if you need it :)
