The captain of a ship sees a lighthouse in the distance. The captain know that this particular lighthouse is 38 meters t

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The captain of a ship sees a lighthouse in the distance. The captain know that this particular lighthouse is 38 meters t

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The captain of a ship sees a lighthouse in the distance. Thecaptain know that this particular lighthouse is 38 meters tall. Thenavigator of the ship determines that the angle of elevation to thetop of the lighthouse is 0.135 radians. Using the cotangentfunction, how far away is the ship from the lighthouse, to thenearest meters.
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