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Q 1 - A man observes the elevation of a balloon to be 45° at a point A .He then walks towards the balloon and at a certain place B finds the elevation to be 60°. He further walks in the direction of the balloon and finds it to be directly over him at a height of 450 m. Distance travelled from A to B is

Answer : A

Explanation

Height & Distance Solution 2

450/BD= tan (60) =>BD =450/√3
450/AD= tan (30) =>AD= 450√3
AD =BD +AB
=>AB=AD-BD= 450√3-450/√3=(450x3-450)/√3=300√3m

Q 2 - When the sun's altitude changes from 45° to 60°, the length of the shadow of a tower decreases by 45m. What is the height of the tower?

Answer : A

Explanation

Height & Distance Solution 6

Let AD be the tower, BD be the initial shadow and CD be the final shadow.
Given that BC = 45 m,  ABD = 45°,  ACD = 60°,
Let CD = x, AD = h
From the right   CDA, tan60=h/x
From the right   BDA, tan45=(45+x)/h=>h=45+x
=>h=45+h/√3
=>h(1-1/√3)=45
=>h=45/(1-1/√3)=(45√3)/(√3-1)

Q 3 - A man in a boat is rowing away from a cliff (180 meters high), take 90 seconds to change angle of elevation of the top of cliff from 30° to 45°.The speed of the boat is

Answer : C

Explanation

Height & Distance Solution 8

From right angled triangle ADB,
Tan45=AB/AD =>AB=AD=180
 From right angled triangle ACB,
Tan 30=180/(CD+180)
=>CD+180=180√3
=>CD=180(√3-1)
Speed =Distance/Time=180(√3-1)/90=2(√3-1) m/sec

Q 4 - The shadow of a building is 10 m long when the point of rise of the sun is 60°. Discover the building's stature.

Answer : B

Explanation

Height & Distance Solution 12

Let AB be the building and AC be its shadow.
Then, AC=20m and ∠ACB=60°.Let AB= x m.
Presently AB/AC=tan 60°=√3=>x/10=√3
=>x=10√3m= (10*1.732) m=17.32m.
∴ Height of the building is 17.32m.

Q 5 - Two men are inverse sides of a tower. They gauge the edge of the rise of the highest point of the tower as 30° and 45° respectively. On the off chance that the tallness of the tower is 50 m, discover the separation between the two men. (Take √3=1.732)

Answer : B

Explanation

Height & Distance Solution 15

Let AB be the tower and let C and D be the two's positions men.
At that point ∠ACB=30°,∠ADB= 45°and AB= 50 m
AC/AB = Cot30°=√3 => AC/50 = √3
=>AC=50√3m
AD/AB=cot 45°=1 => AD/50=1
=> AD=50M.
Separation between the two men =CD= (AC+AD)
= (50√3+50) m=50(√3+1)
=50(1.73+1)m=(50*2.73)m=136.5m.

Q 6 - A 10 m long stepping stool is put against a divider. It is slanted at a point of 30°to the ground. The separation of the stepping stool's foot from the divider is:

Answer : C

Explanation

Height & Distance Solution 18

Let AB be the step slanted at 30°to the Ground AC.
Then, AB=10m and

Q 7 - A kite is flying at a tallness of 75 m from the level of ground, joined to a string slanted at 60° to the level. The string's length is:

Answer : B

Explanation

Height & Distance Solution 20

Let AB be the kite and AC be the level ground
So that BC - AC.
At that point, ∠BAC=60°and BC=75m. Let AB=x meters.
Presently AB/BC=coses60°=2/ √3
=> x/75=2/√3 =>x=150/√3 =150* √3/3=50 √3m.
∴ Length of the string=50 √3m.

Q 8 - On the level plane, there is a vertical tower with a flagpole on its top. At a point 9m far from the tower, the edges of rise of the top and Base of the flagpole are 60°and 30°respectively.The flagpole's tallness is:

Answer : A

Explanation

Height & Distance Solution 25

Let AB be the tower and BC be the flag pole and let O be the point of observation.
Then, A=9m, ∠AOB=30°and ∠AOC=60°
AB/OA=tan30°=1 ∠ =>AB/9=1∠
=>AB=(9*1/ √3* √3/√3)= 3 √3m.
AC/AO=tan60°=√3 =>AC/9= √3 =>AC= 9√3m.
∴BC= (AC-AB) = (9 √3-3 √3) m=6 √3m.
∴ Height of the flagpole is 6 √m.

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