A man on the top of a 100 m high tower observes two cars on the opposite sides of the tower on the same horizontal level, and their angles of depression are 30° and 45°. Find the distance between the two cars.
Q1. A man on the top of a 100 m high tower observes two cars on the opposite sides of the tower on the same horizontal level, and their angles of depression are 30° and 45°. Find the distance between the two cars.
Answer: 273.2 m
Explanation: Using cotangents for the angles, we derive the distance = 273.2 m.