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an aeroplane at an altitude of 250m observes the angle of depression of two boats on opposite banks of a river to be 45 degree and 60 degree respectively find width of river(please include diagram and explaination to each step)
Asked by ushanihar12 | 04 Feb, 2019, 09:14: PM
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L e t space A space b e space t h e space p o s i t i o n space o f space a n space a e r o p l a n e comma space B space a n d space C space b e space t h e space t w o space b o a t s space o b s e r v e d space f r o m space t h e space a e r o p l a n e
D space i s space t h e space p o i n t space o n space B C space w h i c h space m a k e s space a n space a l t i t u d e space w i t h space A
T h e space t w o space b o a t s space B space a n d space C space o n space o p p o s i t e space b a n k s space o f space a space r i v e r space m a k e s space a n g l e space o f space d e p r e s s i o n space 45 to the power of o space end exponent a n d space 60 to the power of o space r e s p e c t i v e l y.
I n space triangle A B D comma space
tan space 45 to the power of o equals fraction numerator A D over denominator B D end fraction equals 250 over x comma space w h e r e space B D equals x
rightwards double arrow x equals fraction numerator 250 over denominator tan space 45 to the power of o end fraction space equals 250 space m space equals space B D

N o w space i n space triangle A D C comma
tan space 60 to the power of o equals fraction numerator A D over denominator D C end fraction equals 250 over y comma space w h e r e space D C equals y
rightwards double arrow y equals fraction numerator 250 over denominator tan space 60 to the power of o end fraction space equals fraction numerator 250 over denominator square root of 3 end fraction equals fraction numerator square root of 3 space cross times space 250 over denominator 3 end fraction space equals 144.3 space m space equals space D C
W i d t h space o f space t h e space r i v e r space equals space B C space equals space B D space plus D C
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Answered by Renu Varma | 05 Feb, 2019, 11:59: AM

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