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A survey drone is monitored from a fixed launch point. Its position relative to the launch point at time seconds is given by . The components represent easting (m), northing (m), and height above the launch point (m).
Determine the speed of the drone.
Calculate the distance of the drone from the launch point when .
Calculate the compass bearing on which the drone is travelling.
Find the horizontal distance between the two towers.
Find the direct distance from the top of Tower to the top of Tower .
Two vertical communications towers, Tower and Tower , stand on horizontal ground, with their bases m apart. From the top of Tower , the angle of depression to the foot of Tower is , and the angle of depression to the top of Tower is .
A surveyor stands at a point on the ground such that the foot of Tower , the foot of Tower , and are collinear in that order, and is m from the foot of Tower .
Find the height of Tower .
Find the height of Tower .
Find the angle of elevation from to the top of Tower .
Find the angle of elevation from to the top of Tower .
Find the distance the bird flies.
A lighthouse stands on top of a vertical cliff. The foot of the cliff is at , where m. From the lighthouse, the keeper observes a boat on the sea below at an angle of depression of . The points , are on the same horizontal plane.
Find the horizontal distance from to .
Find the direct distance from the lighthouse to the boat .
An airplane is flying at a constant altitude of m above level ground. At time , a radar station at point on the ground records the airplane at an angle of elevation of . The airplane is flying in a straight line directly toward at a constant speed. seconds later, the radar records the airplane at an angle of elevation of .
At a later time , the radar records the airplane at an angle of elevation of .
Find the horizontal distance from to the point directly below the airplane at .
Find the horizontal distance from to the point directly below the airplane at s.
Hence find the speed of the airplane in m s.
Convert this speed to km h.
Find the horizontal distance from to the point directly below the airplane at this time.
Find the value of , in seconds.