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.

 

Sham

 
Tipo di risorsa
Attività
Tag
bearing  cosine  distance  height  law  lighthouse  ship  sine  trigonometry 
Gruppo di riferimento (età)
15 – 18
Lingua
English (United States)
 
 
Licenza
CC-BY-SA, GeoGebra Terms of Use
Risorse derivate
Lighthouse
Condiviso da R. Shawver
 
 
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