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  • 22-03-2022
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A helicopter hovers 950 feet above a small island. The figure shows that the angle of depression from the helicopter to point P is 47 °. How far off the​ coast, to the nearest​ foot, is the​ island?

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  • 22-03-2022

let x rep the foot of the island

Using trig formula

SOHCAHTOA

sin 47° = 950/x

xsin47° = 950

x = 950/sin47°

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