Target due: 2/15/2 slant All changes saved 23. 15) Using binoculars, a lighthouse operator was scanning the ocean from the observation deck which is 132 feet off the ground. He observed that a shop just on the horizon was in distress. He quickly notified the Coast Guard of the ship's condition and position. How far away from the lighthouse, to the nearest whole mile, was the ship. Use the Pythagorean Theorem. Convert the height of the lighthouse to miles. 5280 feet = 1 mile. D lighthouse 132 ft 4 000 mi 4,000 ml center