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Published on: 31/07/2019
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1.
From the top of a building 60 m high, the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a vertical lamp post are observed to be 30o and 60o respectively. Find
(i) The horizontal distance between the building and the lamp post.
(ii) The height of the lamp post, \(\sqrt { 3 } =1.732\).
2.
The angle of elevation of a jet fighter from a point A on the ground is 60o . After a flight of 15 seconds, the angle of elevation changes to 30o. If the jet is flying at a speed of 720 km/hr, find the constant height. \((\sqrt { 3 } =1.732)\) .
3.
From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60o and the angle of depression of its foot is 45o. Determine the height of the tower.
4.
A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is 60\(\unicode{xb0} \) and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is 45\(\unicode{xb0} \). Find the height of the pedestal.
5.
A 1.5 m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30 m tall building. The angle of elevation from his eyes to the top of the building increases from 30\(\unicode{xb0} \) to 60\(\unicode{xb0} \) as he walks towards the building. Find the distance he walked towards the building.
6.
The shadow of a flagstaff is three times as long as the shadow of the flagstaff when the sunrays meet the ground at an angle of 60o . Find the angle between the sunrays and the ground at the time of longer shadow.
7.
On a horizontal plane there is a vertical tower with a flag pole on the top of the tower. At a point 9 metres away from the foot of the tower the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flag pole are 60o and 30o respectively. Find the heights of the tower and flag pole mounted on it.
8.
A statue 1.46 m tall stand on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is 60o and from the same point, the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is 45o . Find the height of the pedestal. \((\sqrt { 3 } =1.73)\) .
9.
The angle of depression of the top of a tower at a point 100m from the house is 450 , then the height of the tower is
10.
A tower is 50m high.Its shadow is x metres shorter, when the sun's altitude is 450 than when it is 300, then x=
11.
A player sitting on the top of a tower of height 40m observes the angle of depression of a ball lying on the ground as 600.The distance between the foot of the tower and ball is
12.
A girl of height 100cm stands in front of lamppost and cast a shadow of length \(100\sqrt{3}\)cm on the ground.The angle of elevation of the top of the lamppost is
13.
A vertical stick 10m casts a shadow 8m long.At the same time a tower casts a shadow 32m long.Then the height of the tower is
14.
If the ratio of height of a tower and the length of its shadow on the ground is \(\sqrt { 3 } :1\), then find the angle of elevation of the sun.
15.
If the angle of depression of an object from a 75 m high tower is 30o, then find the distance of the object from the base of the tower.
16.
The height of a tower is 30 m. Calculate the length of its shadow made on the level ground when the sun's altitude is 60o .
17.
A tree is broken by the wind. The top struck the ground at an angle of \({ 45 }^{ \circ }\)and it a distance 35m from the foot. Then the whole height of the tree before broken.
18.
A tower stands vertically on the ground. From a point on the ground which is 25m away from the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be \({ 45 }^{ \circ }\). Then, find the height (in metres) of the tower.
19.
If the length of the shadow of a tower is increasing, then the angle of elevation of the sun is .......
20.
If the ratio of the length of a pole and its shadow is \(\sqrt{3}:1\), then the sun's elevation is ........
21.
If the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points distance and t from its foot are complementary, the height of the tower is ........
22.
The angle of ....... of an object viewed, is the angle formed by the line of sight with horizontal when it is below the horizontal level.
23.
The angle of ....... of an object viewed, is the angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal when it is above the horizontal level.
24.
If the ratio of the length of a pole and its shadow is 1 : 1, then angle of elevation of the sun is.......... .
25.
A 6m tall tree casts a shadow of length 4m.If at the same time a flagpole casts a shadow 50m in length, then the length of the flagpole is...........
26.
The height of a tower is 10m.The height of its shadow when sun's altitude is 450 , is ...........
27.
If the height of a tower and the distance of the point of observation from its foot, both are increased by 10% then the angle of elevation of its top remains.........
28.
The length of the shadow of a tree 8m high, when the sun's elevation is 450 , is .......
29.
A tree is broken by the wind, the top struck the ground at an angles of 600 and at a distance of 30m from the root of the tree.Then whole height of the tree is \(30(2+\sqrt{3})m\).
30.
If the ratio of the height of a tower and the length of its shadow \(\sqrt{3}:1\), then the elevation of the sun is 300
31.
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 600.If the height of the tower is doubled, then the angle of elevation of its top will also doubled.
32.
Trigonometric ratios are same for the same angles.
33.
The height of an object or distance between two distinct objects can be determined with help of trigonometric ratios.
1.

Let AB=60 m is height of building and CD is lamp post
(i) In rt ΔABD, \(\frac { AB }{ BD } \)=tan600
⇒ \(\frac { 60 }{ BD } =\sqrt { 3 } \Rightarrow \frac { 60 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)=BD
⇒ BD=\(\frac { 60\times \sqrt { 3 } }{ 3 } =20\sqrt { 3 } \)m
⇒ BD=20 x 1.732=34.64 m
(ii) In rt. ΔAEC, \(\frac { AE }{ EC } \)=tan300
⇒ \(\frac { AE }{ 20\sqrt { 3 } } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \) [∵ EC=BD]
⇒ AE=20 m
and EB=AB-AE=60-20=40 m
Also EB=CD
⇒ CD=40 m
∴ Height of lamp post =40 m.
2.

Speed of jet fighter=720 km/h=200 m/s
∴ Distance covered in 15 seconds
=200 x 15=3000 m
PB=3000 m
PB=QC=3000 m
In right ΔPQA,
\(\frac { PQ }{ AQ } \)=tan60o
⇒ \(\frac { x }{ y } =\sqrt { 3 } \Rightarrow x=\sqrt { 3 } y\) ....(i)
In right ∆BCA,
\(\frac { BC }{ AC } =tan30^{ 0 }\Rightarrow \frac { x }{ y+3000 } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
⇒ x=\(\frac { y+3000 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \) .......(ii)
From (i) and (ii), \(\sqrt { 3 } y=\frac { y+3000 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \qquad \)
⇒ 3y=y+3000 ⇒ 2y=3000 ⇒ y=1500 m
x=1500 x \(\sqrt { 3 } \)m
x=1500\(\sqrt { 3 } \)=1500 x 1.732 m=2598 m
3.
Let AD = 7 m be the height of the building and BC = h m be the height of the cable tower. From the top of the building D, the angles of elevation and depression are \(\angle\)CDE = 60o and \(\angle\)EDB = 45o
From the point D, draw a line DE || AB.
Then, \(\angle\)EDB = \(\angle\)ABD = 45o [alternate angles]

Also, let AB = DE = x m be the distance between building and tower.
In right angled \(\Delta\)BAD,
\(\begin{array}{rlrl} \tan 45^{\circ} & =\frac{P}{B}=\frac{A D}{A B} \\ \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{rlrl} \Rightarrow \quad 1 & =\frac{7}{x} & {\left[\because \tan 45^{\circ}=1\right]} \end{array}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) x = 7 m ....(i)
and in right angled \(\Delta\)CED,
\(\begin{aligned} & \tan 60^{\circ}=\frac{C E}{D E}=\frac{C B-B E}{A B}[\because C E=C B-B E] \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \quad \sqrt{3}=\frac{b-7}{x} \quad\left[\because \tan 60^{\circ}=\sqrt{3}\right\} \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \quad b-7=x \sqrt{3} \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \quad h=x \sqrt{3}+7 \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \quad h=7 \sqrt{3}+7 \quad \text { [from Eq. (i)] } \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \quad h=7(\sqrt{3}+1) \mathrm{m} \\ \end{aligned}\)
Hence, the height of the tower is \(7(\sqrt{3}+1) \mathrm{m} .\)
4.
Let BC = h m be the height of the pedestal and CD = 1.6m be the length of the statue, which is standing on the pedestal.
Again, let point A be a fixed point on the ground such that the angles of elevation of the top of the statue and bottom of the statue (i.e. top of the pedestal) are
\(\angle D A B=60^{\circ} \text { and } \angle C A B=45^{\circ}\)
Also, let AB = x m.
In right angled \(\Delta\)ABD, \(\tan 60^{\circ}=\frac{P}{B}=\frac{B D}{A B}\)
\(\begin{array}{lll} \Rightarrow & \sqrt{3}=\frac{B C+C D}{x} \quad\left[\because \tan 60^{\circ}=\sqrt{3}\right] \\ \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{lll} \Rightarrow & \sqrt{3}=\frac{h+1.6}{x} & \\ \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{lll} \Rightarrow & h=\sqrt{3} x-1.6 \end{array}\) ...(i)
In right angled \(\Delta\)CBA, tan 45° \(=\frac{B C}{A B}\)
\(\begin{array}{ll} \Rightarrow & 1=\frac{h}{x} \quad\left[\because \tan 45^{\circ}=1\right] \\ \end{array}\)
\(\begin{array}{ll} \Rightarrow & x=h \end{array}\)
On putting x = h in Eq. (i), we get
\(h=\sqrt{3} h-1.6 \Rightarrow h(\sqrt{3}-1)=1.6\)
\(\Rightarrow \quad h=\frac{1.6}{(\sqrt{3}-1)} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}+1}{\sqrt{3}+1}\) [rationalising]
\(\begin{aligned} & =\frac{1.6(\sqrt{3}+1)}{(\sqrt{3})^2-(1)^2}\left[\because(a+b)(a-b)=a^2-b^2\right] \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & =\frac{1.6}{2}(\sqrt{3}+1)=0.8(\sqrt{3}+1) \mathrm{m} \end{aligned}\)
Hence, the height of the pedestal is \(0.8(\sqrt{3}+1) \mathrm{m}\).
5.
Let AB = 30 m be the height of the building and DC = 1.5 m be the height of the boy. The point D be the boy's eye.
Draw the line DF || CA.
Then, CD = AF = 1.5 m
The angle of elevation is \(\angle\)BDF = 30°.
Let he walked DE = xm towards the building. Then, the angle of elevation is \(\angle\)BEF = 60°.
Let EF = y m
Now, BF = AB - AF = 30 - 1.5 = 28.5 m.

In right angled \(\Delta\)BFD,
\(\begin{aligned} & \tan 30^{\circ}=\frac{P}{B}=\frac{B F}{D F}=\frac{B F}{D E+E F} \quad[\because D F=D E+E F] \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \quad \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{28.5}{x+y} \quad\left[\because \tan 30^{\circ}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right] \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \quad x+y=28.5 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m} \\ \end{aligned}\) ...(i)
and in right angled \(\Delta\)BFE,
\(\begin{aligned} \tan 60^{\circ} & =\frac{B F}{E F} \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \quad \sqrt{3} & =\frac{28.5}{y} \quad\left[\because \tan 60^{\circ}=\sqrt{3}\right] \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \quad y & =\frac{28.5}{\sqrt{3}} \mathrm{~m} \end{aligned}\)
On putting \(y=\frac{28.5}{\sqrt{3}} \text { in Eq. (i), we get } x+\frac{28.5}{\sqrt{3}}=28.5 \sqrt{3}\)
\(\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \quad x & =28.5\left(\sqrt{3}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right)=28.5\left(\frac{3-1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} & =\frac{28.5 \times 2}{\sqrt{3}} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}} \end{aligned}\) [rationalising]
\(\begin{aligned} =\frac{57 \sqrt{3}}{3}=19 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m} \end{aligned}\)
Hence, the distance he walked towards the building, is 19\(\sqrt3\)m.
6.

In rt. ΔABC, tan60o = \(\frac { AB }{ BC } =\frac { h }{ x } \)
⇒ \(\sqrt { 3 } =\frac { h }{ x } \Rightarrow h=\sqrt { 3 } x\)
In rt. ∆ABD, tanፀ = \(\frac { AB }{ BD } \)
⇒ tanፀ = \(\frac { h }{ 3x } \)
⇒ tanፀ = \(\frac { \sqrt { 3 } x }{ 3x } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)⇒ ፀ = 30o
7.

Given: AB be the tower and AC the flag pole on top of the tower.
ㄥCEB=60o, ㄥAEB=30o
To find Height of the tower and the height of the flag pole. Let height of the tower and flag pole be h m and h'm respectively.
Solution: In right ∆ABE
=\(\frac { AB }{ BE } =tan{ 30 }^{ 0 }\Rightarrow \frac { h }{ 9 } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
h=\(\frac { 9 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } m=\frac { 9 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =\frac { 9\sqrt { 3 } }{ 3 } m=3\sqrt { 3 } =5.196\)m .....(i)
In right ΔCBE,
\(\frac { CB }{ BE } =tan600\Rightarrow \frac { h+{ h }^{ ' } }{ BE } =tan60^{ 0 }\)
\(\frac { h+h' }{ BE } =\sqrt { 3 } \)
⇒ h+h'=\(9\sqrt { 3 } \) .......(ii)
\(h'=\frac { 27-9 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =\frac { 18\times \sqrt { 3 } }{ \sqrt { 3 } \times \sqrt { 3 } } =\frac { 18\sqrt { 3 } }{ 3 } =6\sqrt { 3 } \)m
=6 x 1.732 m=10.392 m
Height of flag pole mounted on tower=10.392 m.
8.

Let AB is statue, BC is pedestal and BC=x m, CD=y m.
In right ΔBCD, ΔBCD, \(\frac { BC }{ CD } \)=tan 45o
⇒, \(\frac { x }{ y } \)=1 ⇒ x=y .....(i)
In right ΔACD, \(\frac { AC }{ CD } \)=tan 600
⇒ \(\frac { x+1.46 }{ y } =\sqrt { 3 } \)
⇒ \(\frac { x+1.46 }{ x } \)=1.73 [Using (i)]
⇒ x+1.46=1.73x ⇒ 0.73x=1.46 ⇒ x=2
9.
100m
10.
36.6m
11.
\({40\over\sqrt{3}}m\)
12.
300
13.
40m
14.
60o
15.
\(75\sqrt { 3 } m\)
16.
Let PQ is tower and QR is its shadow.

In right \(\Delta\) PQR,
\(\frac { PQ }{ QR } =\tan { { 60 }^{ o } } \)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\frac { 30 }{ QR } =\sqrt { 3 } \)
\(\Rightarrow\) \(QR=\frac { 30 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
\(=10\sqrt { 3 } \) m
17.
\(35\left( 1+\sqrt { 2 } \right) m\)
18.
25m
19.
( )
decreasing
20.
( )
600
21.
( )
\(\sqrt{st}\)
22.
( )
depression
23.
( )
elevation
24.
( )
450
25.
( )
75m
26.
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10m
27.
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unchanged
28.
( )
8m
29.
(a)
30.
(b)
31.
(b)
32.
(a)
33.
(a)
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