The angle of depression from the top of a lighthouse across the street is 65 degrees. the angle of depression from the top of the lighthouse to the top of a house is 28 degrees. the distance from the lighthouse to the house is 37 feet. what is the height of the house?

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The angle of depression from the top of a lighthouse across the street is 65 degrees.

the angle from the lighthouse to what? And across the street from what?

All we know is that the lighthouse is

37 tan28° = 19.67 ft taller than the house.