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I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST. NO LINKSA cliff is 80 feet above the sea. From the cliff the angle of depression to a boat is 35 degrees. How far is the boat from the base of the cliff? Round your answer to one decimal place.

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Solution

For this case we can create the following diagram:

For this case we want to find the value of x and we can use the following property:

[tex]\tan 35=\frac{80}{x}[/tex]

And solving we got:

[tex]x=\frac{80}{\tan 35}=114.25[/tex]

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