John is standing on top of a cliff 275 feet above the ocean. The
measuremment of the angle of
depression to a boat in the
ocean is 38 degrees. How far is
the boat from the base of the
cliff?

10

step-by-step explanation:

7+3=10

step-by-step explanation:

i have done this all on a piece of paper but idk how to put it on here cuz it needs to be drawn

step-by-step explanation: 4 cause 2+2=4

or

step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!