Question

A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water level, observes the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 600 and the angle of depression of the base of hill as 300. Find the distance of the hill from the ship and the height of the hill.

Answer 1

AB is the hill and man standing at pt.o

angle of elevation =60^0

angle of depression=30^0

OX is the straight line of vision