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From the top of a bridge over the Burlington Canal, Maria looks down at a sailboat at an angle of depression of 15 degrees. The bridge is 18 m above the water. Calculate the horizontal distance from the bridge to the sailboat, to the nearest tenth of a meter.

From the top of a bridge over the Burlington Canal, Maria looks down at a sailboat at an angle of depression of 15 degrees. The bridge is 18 m above the water. Calculate the horizontal distance from the bridge to the sailboat, to the nearest tenth of a meter.

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From the top of a bridge over the Burlington Canal, Maria looks down at a sailboat at an angle of depression of 15 degrees. The bridge is 18 m above the water. Calculate the horizontal distance from the bridge to the sailboat, to the nearest tenth of a meter.
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