A straight highway leads to the foot of a 50 m tall tower. From the top of the tower, the angles of depression of two cars on the highway are 30° and 60°. What is the distance between the two cars and how far is each car from the tower?

From the ∆ADC,
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From the ∆ABC,

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Therefore, the distance between two cars is 57.73 m![]()
And car D is 28.87 m and car B is x+y = 86.6 m far from the tower.
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