Bearing is a topic that deals with distance and measure of the angle in locating the position of an object. The distance required in the question is 692 feet.
Bearing is a topic that relates the distance and measure of an angle so as to determine the accurate position of a given object. The angle with respect to the object is measured clockwise with respect to the North pole.
From the first part of the question, the height of the lighthouse, h, can be determined by applying the trigonometric function. So that;
Tan θ = [tex]\frac{Opposite}{Adjacent}[/tex]
Tan 12 = [tex]\frac{h}{1315}[/tex]
h = Tan 12 x 1315
= 279.51
Thus the height of the lighthouse is approximately 280 feet.
Thus, let the distance between points A and B be represented by l. This implies that the distance from point B to the lighthouse is (l + 1315) ft.
So that;
Tan θ = [tex]\frac{Opposite}{Adjacent}[/tex]
Tan 8 = [tex]\frac{280}{(l+1315)}[/tex]
Tan 8 x (l + 1315) = 280
0.141l + 185.415 = 280
0.141 l = 280 - 185.415
= 97.585
l = [tex]\frac{97.585}{0.141}[/tex]
= 692.092
l = 692 feet
Therefore, the distance between points A and B is 692 feet.
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