Answer:
The boat is 5727.25ft far from the coast
Step-by-step explanation:
Refer the figure given.
We need to find how far is the boat from the coast = AB
Angle of elevation = 2°
The lighthouse on the coast is 200 feet tall, AC = 200 ft
We have
The boat is 5727.25ft far from the coast
For this case we have the following equation, in a linear way:
This expression can be written in the form
Where "m" is the slope and "b" is the cut point with the y axis.
Rewriting the given expression we have:
Thus, the slope is 3 and the cut point is -5.
To graph, we must find two points through which the line passes, so, we perform the following steps:
Step 1:
We do
Thus, the point
Step 2:
We do
Thus, the point
Answer:
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