A man is standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water level. He observes the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60° and the angle of depression of the base as 30°. Calculate the height of the hill.
Q1. A man is standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water level. He observes the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60° and the angle of depression of the base as 30°. Calculate the height of the hill.
Answer: 40 m
Explanation: Using tan(60°) and tan(30°), we find the height of the hill above water level and add the height of the ship.