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  • Question
  • The angles of depression of two ships from the top of a light house are 45° and 30° towards east. if the ships are 200 m apart, find the height of the light house .


  • Options
  • A. 100 m
  • B. 173 m
  • C. 200 m
  • D. 273 m

  • Correct Answer
  • 273 m 

    Explanation

    Let us draw a figure below as per given question.
    Let AB = h meter be the height of the tower and two ships are situated at D and C respectively; such that, CD = 200 m; ?ADC = 30° ?ACB = 45° and BC = x meter (say)
    Now from right triangle ABC,
    tan 45° = h/x ? 1 = h/x
    ? x = h
    Again from right triangle ABD,
    tan 30° = h/( 200 + x )
    ? 1/?3 = h/( 200 + x )
    Since x = h , we will get.
    ? 1/?3 = h/(200 + h )
    ? (200 + h ) = h X ?3
    ? h X ?3 - h = 200
    ? h x 1.732 - h = 200
    ? h(1.732 - 1) = 200
    ? h = 200/0.732 = 273.2 m = 273 m


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