FROM TWO SHIPS DUE EAST OF A LIGHTHOUSE AND IN LINE WITH ITS FOOT,...
26.
From two ships due east of a lighthouse and in line with its foot, the angles of elevation of the top of
the lighthouse are x and y, with x > y. The distance between the ships is m. The distance from the
lighthouse to the nearer ship is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
m cot x sin y
(E)
m sec x cos y