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Jlenok [28]
2 years ago
11

From a height of 50 meters above sea level on a cliff, two ships are sighted due west. The angles of depression are 61° and 28°.

How far apart are the ships?

Mathematics
2 answers:
Olenka [21]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

The ships are 66 meters apart.

Step-by-step explanation:

For the sake of convenience, let us label ships A and B

As shown in the figure, the distances to the ships from right triangles.

The distance to the ship A is d_1 and it is given by

tan (61^o)= \dfrac{50}{d_1}

d_1=\dfrac{50}{tan (61^o)}

\boxed{d_1= 27.71m}

And the distance to the ship B is d_2 and is given by

tan (28^o)= \dfrac{50}{d_2}

d_2=\dfrac{50}{tan (28^o)}

\boxed{ d_2=94.04m}

Therefore, the distance d between the ships A and B is

d= d_2-d_1=94.04-27.7\\\\\boxed{d=66m}

In other words, the ships are 66 meters apart.

madreJ [45]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

66.32 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

step 1

In the right triangle ABC                  

Find the measure of side BC

tan(62^o)=\frac{50}{BC} ---> TOA (opposite side divided by the adjacent side)

BC=\frac{50}{tan(61^o)}=27.72\ m

step 2

In the right triangle ABD                  

Find the measure of side BD

tan(28^o)=\frac{50}{BD} ---> TOA (opposite side divided by the adjacent side)

BD=\frac{50}{tan(28^o)}=94.04\ m

step 3

How far apart are the ships?

CD=BD-BC

substitute

CD=94.04-27.72=66.32\ m

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