The distance between the bottom of the lighthouse and the boat is 77.6m.
<h3>What is the distance between the bottom of the lighthouse and the boat?</h3>
The lighthouse and the boat would form a right triangle. The height would be the height of the lighthouse. The distance between the top of the lighthouse and boat would be the hypotenuse. The distance between the bottom of the lighthouse and the boat would be the base.
In order to determine the required distance, Pythagoras theorem would be used.
We know that [LA]=pi*r*l where LA is the lateral area of the cone r is the radius l is the slant height l=LA/(pi*r) r=15.1 cm LA=555*pi cm² l=(555*pi)/(pi*15.1)----> l=36.75 cm
