Question

The ship has a horizontal way towards a tower, and if the angle between the ship and the top of the tower is 60 degrees at a point say A, if the ship moves towards the tower to a new point B, the angle between the ship and the top of the tower will:

a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. Remain constant
d. Fluctuate randomly

Answer 1

As the ship moves horizontally closer to the tower, the angle of elevation from the ship to the top of the tower will increase, given that the height of the tower remains unchanged. The correct answer is option b. Increase.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a ship moves towards a tower and the angle between the ship and the top of the tower is initially 60 degrees at point A, this angle is known as the angle of elevation. As the ship moves closer to the tower to a new point B, the angle between the ship and the top of the tower will generally increase, assuming the tower's height remains constant and the path towards the tower is horizontal.

This is because the angle of elevation increases as the horizontal distance between the observer (ship) and the base of the object (tower) decreases.