Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30 degree and 45 degree respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
(Trigonometry)Let us depict a picture according to question
Now, let one ship is x meter away and another ship is y meter away from the lighthouse.
Here, AD = 100 meter = height of lighthouse
ABD = 45 and ACD = 30
From ADC.
tanθ =
= tan 30 =