Question

Hailey is scuba diving in the ocean. Her boat is anchored 300 feet away at a 30° angle of depression. If her diving partner is 25 feet directly below her, how far is Hailey's diving partner from the boat? (round to nearest whole number)

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is actually 313 ft not a single person has answered the correct answer... smh

Explanation:

313 ft

sinΘ = opp/hyp

Hailey's depth: x = 300sin30 = 150

partner's depth = 150 + 25 = 175

then, find horizontal distance

300^2 = 150^2 + b^2

b = 150 x square root of 3

then,

c^2 = (150 x square root of 3)^2 + (175)^2

c = 313.25