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° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:
A. 173 m
B. 200 m
C. 273 m
D. 300 m
E. None of these
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Let AB be the lighthouse and C and D be the positions of the ships.
Then, AB = 100m, ∠ACB = 30° and ∠ADB = 45°
$$\frac{{AB}}{{AC}} = \tan {30^ \circ } = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }}$$
$$ \Rightarrow AC = AB \times \sqrt 3 =100 \sqrt 3{\text{m}}$$
$$\frac{{AB}}{{AD}} = \tan {45^ \circ } = 1$$
$$ \Rightarrow AD = AB = 100{\text{m}}$$
∴ CD = (AC+AD) = (100√3 +100)
= 100(√3 +1) = 100(1.73+1) =100 × 2.73 = 273m
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