Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the… · ABC26GN5436

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Heights and Distances

Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the lighthouse as observed from the two 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
Answer
Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Distances = 100/tan 30° + 100/tan 45° = 173.2 + 100 ≈ 273 m.

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