A helicopter hovers 950 over......

• TheBreeze: Okay, so here's the equation:
  tan 44 = d/950
  0.01770469927 (I used a calculator to solve tan 44, so let's just use to the nearest hundredth)
  0.02 = d/950
  100d = 1900
  isolate d:
  d = 19
  19 feet
  
• jcherry99: Comment
  You have to assume that P is on the coast.
  You also have to assume that d and the horizontal dotted line defining the 46 degrees are parallel. 
  
  Givens
  The angle of depression = 46 degrees
  The height of the helicopter = 950 feet.
  
  Formula
  height helicopter / d = Tan(46)
  
  The thing is that the angle of elevation from P forms an angle with the angle of depression that  made 2 alternate interior angles which are equal when two parallel lines and a traversal  are given.
  
  The line connecting P and the helicopter is the traversal. 
  
  Solution
  height of helicopter = 950
  d = ??
  angle = 46o
  
  Tan(46) = 950/d
  d = 950 / tan(46)
  d = 950 / 1.03553
  d = 917 feet from the island to P <<<<<< answer