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. What the distance between the ships in metres?

From the top of a lighthouse, the angles of depression of two ships on

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. What the distance between the ships in 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. What the distance between the ships in metres?