Find the farthest distance that a man aboard the ship (whose eye level is 5m above water line) can go so that a light house 32m high will still be visible (at least the top of it is visible)? Consider the error of curvature and refraction.
Find the farthest distance that a man aboard the ship (whose eye level is 5m above water line) can go so that a light house 32m high will still be visible (at least the top of it is visible)? Consider the error of curvature and refraction.
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Find the farthest distance that a man aboard the ship (whose eye level is 5m above water line) can go so that a light house 32m high will still be visible (at least the top of it is visible)? Consider the error of curvature and refraction.
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