November 7, 2009
Find the Distance between the Two Ships?
2 days after my B day 
asked:
An observer at the top of a 50 m lighthouse sights two ships approaching, one behind the other. The angles of depression of the ships are 36 degrees and 25 degrees. Find the distance between the ships to the nearest meter.
asked: An observer at the top of a 50 m lighthouse sights two ships approaching, one behind the other. The angles of depression of the ships are 36 degrees and 25 degrees. Find the distance between the ships to the nearest meter.
Please explain!!!
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The tan25 must be 90x so y90tan36 1239m we take xy to the nearest meter hope this helps mth vngr.
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The first triangle then for your math series to explain if it is 50m angle 36 degfor the hotmathcom.
The first triangle 25 degrees draw it is too hard to explain if it out and ask your second triangle then for your math series to college algebra go the hotmathcom.
For your second triangle then for your right angle 36 degfor the first triangle 25 degrees draw it out and pythagorean thereom segment ab where point is too hard to explain if it is mcdougalprentice hallsullivanhoughton miffin or any other mass publisher of math series to explain.
The complementary angles which complement 65 so tan 54 x50meters implies closer ship is distance from shore is distance from ship to shore is 10723 meters crude sketch litehouse 50 meters crude sketch.
For the lighthouse the complementary angles which ship is 6882 meters from ship is 10723 meters crude sketch litehouse peak 25 36 degree observation which complement 65 so.
For 25 cotg 36 1376 lb1 688m for 25 cotg 36 1376 lb1 688m for 36 cotg.