From the top of a light house 40 m above the water the angle of depression of a small boat is 60 degree . Find how far the boat is from the base of the light house
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Given,
Height of the light house is 40 m
Angle of depression is 60
∘
Let, the distance between the lighthouse and ship is x m
Now ,
In the △ABC,
We know,
tanθ=
base
perpendicular
tan60
∘
=
x
40
⇒
1
3
=
x
40
⇒x=
3
40
⇒x=
3
40
×
3
3
⇒x=13.33
3
Hence, distance between lighthouse and ship is x=13.33
3
m
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Answer:
40√3/3
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