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Answer:
- Exact distance =
feet
- Approximate distance = 127.2792 feet.
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Explanation:
The area of the square is 8100 square feet, abbreviated ft^2.
Apply the square root to find the distance from any base to its adjacent counterpart (eg: from 1st to 2nd base). So we get sqrt(8100) = 90 ft as that side distance. Notice that 90*90 = 8100.
If you were to draw a line from 1st base to 3rd base, then you would split the square into two congruent right triangles. Each right triangle is isosceles (the two legs being 90 ft each).
Use the pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse.
The distance from 1st to 3rd base is roughly 127.2792 feet.
The horizontal distance between light house and boat is 1588.78 feet approximately.
The figure is given by,
Here, AB = height of the lighthouse bacon light above the water = 139 feet
Now angle ACB = 5 degree
Let the horizontal distance of light house from the boat = BC = x feet
So by trigonometric function we get,
tan 5 = AB/BC
tan 5 = 139/x
x = 139/tan 5 = 1588.78 (approximately)
Hence the horizontal distance between light house and boat is 1588.78 feet approximately.
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