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26 March, 02:26

The angle of elevation from a ship to the top of a light-house is 3 degrees, if the ship is 1000 meters from the light-house how tall is the light-house?

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  1. 26 March, 02:33
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    Tangent 3 degrees = height / 1,000

    height = tangent (3) * 1,000

    height = 0.052408 * 1,000

    height = 52.408 meters
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