A surfer is riding a 7 foot wave. The angle of depression from the surfer to the shoreline is 10 degrees. What is the distance f

Question

3 years ago

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rom the surfer to the shoreline

2 answers:

Wittaler [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-22T01:18:41+03:00

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Answer:

The surfer is 39.7 ft from the shoreline.

Step-by-step explanation:

denis23 [38] · Answer 2 · 2022-11-21T23:31:03+03:00

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance from the surfer to the shoreline will be found as follows:

tan θ= opposite/adjacent

θ=10°

opposite=7ft

adjacent= x ft

substituting the values in our formula and solving for x we get

tan 10=7/x

hence

x=7/tan10

x=39.69897~ 39.7 ft

The surfer is 39.7 ft from the shoreline.