5.A fishing vessel with a green light on its deck, 10.5m above the water, disappears from the sight of a man on shore whose eye level measures 1.60 m above the water. Determine the distance between the vessel and the man considering the effect of earth's curvature and atmospheric refraction. a) 15.45km b) 16.67m c) 17.34km d) 13,56km

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5.A fishing vessel with a green light on its deck, 10.5m above the water, disappears from
the sight of a man on shore whose eye level measures 1.60 m above the water. Determine
the distance between the vessel and the man considering the effect of earth's curvature
and atmospheric refraction.
a) 15.45km
b) 16.67m
c) 17.34km
d) 13,56km
Transcribed Image Text:5.A fishing vessel with a green light on its deck, 10.5m above the water, disappears from the sight of a man on shore whose eye level measures 1.60 m above the water. Determine the distance between the vessel and the man considering the effect of earth's curvature and atmospheric refraction. a) 15.45km b) 16.67m c) 17.34km d) 13,56km
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