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Please help me with this question, and show working. I’ve been trying to do it for so long and keep getting the wrong answer. The answer is 220m. Thanks.

Please help me with this question, and show working. I’ve been trying to do it for-example-1
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Answer:

220m

Explanation:

The horizontal distance from the cliff to the ship is 300m.

The top of the cliff is at an angle of 45° and the top of the hotel is at an angle of 60°. To find the height of the hotel we need to subtract the total height of hotel + cliff and the height of the cliff. We use the following procedure:

tan45° = Height of cliff (opp.) / distance of ship from cliff (adj.)

tan45° = x/300 -> x=tan45°*300 = 300m

Now,

tan60°=Height of hotel+cliff (opp.) / distance of ship from cliff (adj.)

tan60°=x'/300 -> x'=519.62m

To get the height of the hotel,

Height of hotel = Height of hotel+cliff - Height of cliff

Therefore,

Height of hotel = 519.62-300 = 219.62 ≈ 220m

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