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A boat sails straight towards a cliff 168 m high. The angle of depression of the boat is 30° and 9 seconds later it is 60°. Find the speed of the boat in metres per second.
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High School (9–10)
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Trigonometry › Heights and Distances
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A boat sails straight towards a cliff
168
168
168
m high. The angle of depression of the boat is
30
°
30°
30°
and
9
9
9
seconds later it is
60
°
60°
60°
. Find the speed of the boat in metres per second.
10.78
10.78
10.78
m/s
21.55
21.55
21.55
m/s
43.11
43.11
43.11
m/s
193.99
193.99
193.99
m/s
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