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A light house is 85 m high. The angle of depression from the top of the lighthouse to a ship out at sea is 81. How far from the base of the lighthouse is the ship?

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Answered by skirankumar895
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Answer:

Height of tower 80 m.

Two ships are at B and C.

Following the given figure, we can say

AC

AD

=tan60˚⇒  

3

=  

AC

80

 

⇒AC=  

3

 

80

 

AB

AD

=tan30˚⇒  

3

 

1

=  

AB

80

 

⇒AB=80×  

3

 

⇒AC+BC=80  

3

 

⇒  

3

 

80

+BC=80  

3

 

⇒BC=80  

3

−  

3

 

80

 

BC=  

3

 

160

 

BC=92.37 m

Nearest integer =92

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