From a plane flying due east at 265 m above sea level, the angles of depression of two ships sailing due east measure 35° and 25 °. How far does each ship have to sail in order to reach the point directly under the current location the plane? Horizontal distance to closer ship = m. Horizontal distance to farther ship m. !! low far apart were the original location of the two ships?:

From a plane flying due east at 265 m above sea level, the angles of depression of two ships sailing due east measure 35° and 25 °. How far does each ship have to sail in order to reach the point directly under the current location the plane? Horizontal distance to closer ship = m. Horizontal distance to farther ship m. !! low far apart were the original location of the two ships?:

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NYK: Angles of Elevation and Depression
From a plane flying due east at 265 m above sea level, the angles of depression of two ships sailing due east measure 35° and 25 °.
How far does each ship have to sail in order to reach the point directly under the current location of the plane?
Horizontal distance to closer ship =
m.
Horizontal distance to farther ship
m.
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How far apart were the original location of the two ships?
mi
:: 186 m
:: 190 m
:: 378 m
:: 382 m
:: 568 m

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