SOLUTION: Standing on a cliff 380 meters above the sea, Pat sees an approaching ship and measures its angle of depression, obtaining 9 degrees.
a) How far from shore is the ship
b) Pat
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Question 1081497: Standing on a cliff 380 meters above the sea, Pat sees an approaching ship and measures its angle of depression, obtaining 9 degrees.
a) How far from shore is the ship
b) Pat sights a second ship beyond the first. the angle of depression of the second ship is 5 degrees. How far apart are the ships?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(a)
The angle that Pat's line of sight
makes with the horizon is also degrees
If = distance from the ship to the shore, then
The ship is 2,399.23 meters from the shore
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(b)
For the 2nd ship:
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The distance between the ships is 1,944.19 meters
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