PQ is a post of given height a, and AB is a tower at some distance;αandβare the angles of elevation of B, the top of the tower, at P and Q respectively. The height of the tower and its distance from the post are
A machine operates if all of its three components function. The probability that the first component fails during the year is 0.14, the second component fails is 0.10 and the third component fails is 0.05. the probability that the machine will fail during the year is