Lighthouse

Here is a classic question, given the height of a lighthouse (PQ), the bearings of two ships and the respective angle of depression, can you find the distance between the two ships (ST)? The bearings and the angles of depression can be adjusted, the view can also be rotated. Try the top view and some side views to reveal the triangles that need to be solved.

 

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Tipo de Material
Atividade
Etiquetas
bearing  cosine  distance  height  law  lighthouse  ship  sine  trigonometry 
Grupo Alvo (Idade)
15 – 18
Idioma
English (United States)
 
 
Licença
CC-BY-SA, GeoGebra Terms of Use
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Lighthouse
Partilhado por R. Shawver
 
 
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