A lighthouse that rises 49 ft above the surface of the water sits on a rocky cliff

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A lighthouse that rises 49 ft above the surface of the water sits on a rocky cliff that extends 19 ft from its base, as shown in FIGURE 3-39. A sailor on the deck of a ship sights the top of the lighthouse at an angle of 30.0° above the horizontal. If the sailor's eye level is 14 ft above the water, how far is the ship from the rocks?
49 ft 30.07 14 ft - 19 ft→
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976444

5th edition

Authors: James S. Walker

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