Answer:
(a). 2399.23 meters.
(b). 1944.19 meters apart.
Step-by-step explanation:
We have been given that standing on a cliff 380 meters above the sea, Pat sees an approaching ship and measures its angle of depression, obtaining 9 degrees.
(a) We are asked to find how far from the shore is the ship.
We know that tangent relates opposite side of a right triangle with its adjacent side.
Therefore, the ship is approximately 2399.23 meters away from the shore.
Therefore, the both ships are approximately 1944.19 meters apart.
