1. 6.2 Trigonometry of Right Triangles
Day Two
Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart does good like a medicine; but
a broken spirit dries the bones.
2. #48: From the top of a 200-foot lighthouse, the angle
of depression to a ship in the ocean is 23 degrees. How
far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse?
3. #48: From the top of a 200-foot lighthouse, the angle
of depression to a ship in the ocean is 23 degrees. How
far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse?
4. #48: From the top of a 200-foot lighthouse, the angle
of depression to a ship in the ocean is 23 degrees. How
far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse?
200
tan 23° =
x
5. #48: From the top of a 200-foot lighthouse, the angle
of depression to a ship in the ocean is 23 degrees. How
far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse?
200
tan 23° =
x
200
x=
tan 23°
6. #48: From the top of a 200-foot lighthouse, the angle
of depression to a ship in the ocean is 23 degrees. How
far is the ship from the base of the lighthouse?
200
tan 23° =
x
200
x=
tan 23°
x ≈ 471 feet
7. HW #4
I suggest you start with 54 & 58;
they are harder and I can help you!
Please work together!!
When we put a limit on what we will do, we put a limit
on what we can do.
Charles Schwab
