At Sea

By On 17 July, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Two ships are heading towards a lighthouse on the same path, one behind the other. From a height of 42 metre the closer ship is observed at an angle of depression θ where tan θ = ⅘ and the other ship at an angle of depression of 30 degrees. Draw a diagram.

How far are the two ships from each other?

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