From the top of a lighthouse, the angles of depression of two ships on the opposite sides of it are observed to be α and β. If the height of the lighthouse be h metres and the line joining the ships passes through the foot of the lighthouse, show that the distance between the ships is h(tan α+tan β)tan α tan β metres.

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1.	From the top of a lighthouse, the angles of depression of two ships on the opposite sides of it are observed to be α and β. If the height of the lighthouse be h metres and the line joining the ships passes through the foot of the lighthouse, show that the distance between the ships is h(tan α+tan β)tan α tan β metres.
Answer» From the top of a lighthouse, the angles of depression of two ships on the opposite sides of it are observed to be $α$ and $β$ . If the height of the lighthouse be h metres and the line joining the ships passes through the foot of the lighthouse, show that the distance between the ships is $\frac{h (t a n α + t a n β)}{t a n α t a n β}$ metres.

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