A boat is heading towards a lighthouse, whose beacon-light is 113 feet above the water. The boat's crew measures the angle of elevation to the beacon, ( 15^{circ} ). What is the ship's horizontal distance from the lighthouse (and the shore)? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.

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A boat is heading towards a lighthouse, whose beacon-light is 113 feet above the water. The boat&#x27;s crew measures the angle of elevation to the beacon, ( 15^{circ} ). What is the ship&#x27;s horizontal distance from the lighthouse (and the shore)? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.

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Step:1 ：( tan{15^{circ}} = frac{113}{x} )Step:2 ：( x = frac{113}{tan{15^{circ}}} )Step:3 ：( x approx 403.4 )

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Step: 1 ：( tan{15^{circ}} = frac{113}{x} )Step: 2 ：( x = frac{113}{tan{15^{circ}}} )Step: 3 ：( x approx 403.4 )

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