A Man whose eye level is 6.3 ft above the ground is standing by the ocean. He can just see the top of a lighthouse across the water. Neglecting tidal and wave effects, how tall is the lighthouse if it's 20 miles away? The combined effect of curvature and refraction, h is approximately hf = 0.574M^2 = 0.0206F^2. (where M is in miles and F is in thousands of feet)
We have,
Height of the man
Distance to the light house
Combined effect of curvature and refraction
Let's find combined effect of curvature and refraction for the context:
Now, the height of the light house is defined as:
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