Popeye is standing on the deck of a ship which is 25m above the water level.

As seen from the deck, the angle of elevation of the top of a hill is 60° and the angle of depression of the bottom of the hill is 30°. Find the height, h of the hill.

Word problems: two triangles involved

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Janessa Brown

23 December, 18:28

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Destiney King · Answer 1

Answer: The height is 43.3 m

Step-by-step explanation:

25tan (60)

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Popeye is standing on the deck of a ship which is 25m above the water level.As seen from the deck, the angle of elevation of the top of a hill is 60° and the angle of depression of the bottom of the hill is 30°. Find the height, h of the hill.Word problems: two triangles involved