Answer:
The two ships are 1933.32 ft apart
Explanation:
Given:
The height of the lighthouse = 350 ft
The angles of depression to the ships are 4 degree and 6.5 degree
To find:
the distance between the two ships
To determine the distance, we will use an illustration of the situation
First we will find the value of y as we need to know this value to get x
To get y, we will apply tan ratio (TOA)
[tex]\begin{gathered} tan\text{ 6.5\degree = }\frac{opposite}{adjacent} \\ opp\text{ = 350 ft} \\ adj\text{ = y} \\ tan\text{ 6.5\degree = }\frac{350}{y} \\ y(tan\text{ 6.5\degree\rparen= 350} \\ y\text{ = }\frac{350}{tan\text{ 6.5}} \\ y\text{ = 3071.9106 ft} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Next is to find x using tan ratio (TOA):
[tex]\begin{gathered} angle\text{ = 4\degree} \\ tan\text{ 4\degree= }\frac{opposite}{adjacent} \\ \\ opposite\text{ = 350 ft} \\ adjacent\text{ = y + x} \\ tan\text{ 4\degree= }\frac{350}{y\text{ + x}} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} tan\text{ 4 = }\frac{350}{3071.9106+x} \\ \frac{350}{tan\text{ 4}}\text{ = 3071.9106 + x} \\ 5005.2332\text{ = 3071.9106 + x} \\ x\text{ = 1933.3226} \\ \\ The\text{ ships are 1933.32 ft apart \lparen nearest hundredth\rparen} \end{gathered}[/tex]
