The figure below shows the position of a boat Q which is observed sailing directly towards the pier P at the base of a vertical cliff...

      

The figure below shows the position of a boat Q which is observed sailing directly towards the pier P at the base of a
vertical cliff PT. The angle of elevation of the top of the cliff from Q is 25.40. After 14 seconds the boat is at point R, and the angle for elevation of T is now 64.70.
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If the cliff is 50m high, calculate
(a) The distance PQ
(b) The distance QR
(c) The speed of the boat in km/h

  

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sharon
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sharon kalunda answered the question on April 24, 2019 at 14:15


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