Question

During World War II, German U-boats would dive 150 meters below the surface. If an enemy ship was 330 meters away on the surface, at what angle X in whole degrees, should the U-Boat shoot to hit the ship?

A.) 24
B.) 48
C.) 52
D.) 66

Answer 1

24°

opposite side (vertical distance from ship to ocean floor) = 150 m

adjacent side (horizontal distance from u-boat to ship on ocean floor) = 330 m

tanθ =

opp/adj

tanθ =

150/330

θ = tan-1

150/330

θ = 24.44