document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1081497>Question 1081497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Standing on a cliff 380 meters above the sea, Pat sees an approaching ship and measures its angle of depression, obtaining 9 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) How far from shore is the ship\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle that Pat's line of sight<BR>\n" );
document.write( "makes with the horizon is also <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = distance from the ship to the shore, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+tan%28+9+%29+=+380%2Fd+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+tan%28+9+%29+=+380%2Fd+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.1584+=+380%2Fd+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.1584+=+380%2Fd+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+380%2F.1584+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+380%2F.1584+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+2399.23+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+2399.23+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ship is 2,399.23 meters from the shore<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the 2nd ship:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+tan%285%29++=+380%2Fd%5B2%5D+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+tan%285%29++=+380%2Fd%5B2%5D+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+.0875+=+380%2Fd%5B2%5D+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+.0875+=+380%2Fd%5B2%5D+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+=+380%2F.0875+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+=+380%2F.0875+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+=+4343.42+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+=+4343.42+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+-+d+=+4343.42+-+2399.23+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+-+d+=+4343.42+-+2399.23+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B2%5D+-+d+=+1944.19+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B2%5D+-+d+=+1944.19+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between the ships is 1,944.19 meters<BR>\n" );
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