CBSE Test Paper 01
Chapter 9 Some Applications of Trigonometry
1. The ___________ of an object is the angle formed by the line of sight with the horizontal
when the object is above the horizontal level. (1)
a. angle of projection
b. angle of depression
c. angle of elevation
d. none of these
2. From a point on the ground which is 15m away from the foot of a tower, the angle of
elevation is found to be . The height of the tower is (1)
a. m
b. m
c. m
d. 10 m
3. From a point P on the level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is .
If the tower is 100m high, the distance between P and the foot of the tower is (1)
a. m
b. m
c. m
d. m
4. An electric pole is m high and its shadow is 10 m in length, then the angle of
elevation of the sun is (1)
a.
b.
c.
d.
5. If the shadow of a boy ‘x’ metres high is 1.6m and the angle of elevation of the sun is
, then the value of ‘x’ is (1)
a. 0.8 m
b. 1.6 m
c. 3.2 m
d. 2 m
6. The angle of depression of car parked on the road from the the top of a 150 m
hightower is . Find the distance of the car from the tower. (1)
7. If cos , find the value of 4 + 4tan2A. (1)
8. In figure if ATO = 40°, find AOB. (1)
9. A ladder 15 m long leans against a wall making an angle of 60o with the wall. Find the
height of the wall from the point the ladder touches the wall. (1)
10. A pole 6 m high casts a shadow long on the ground, then find the Sun's
elevation. (1)
11. A boy observes that the angle of elevation of a bird flying at a distance of 100 m is 30o.
At the same distance from the boy, a girl finds the angle of elevation of the same bird
from a building 20 m high is 45o. Find the distance of the bird from the girl. (1)
12. Find the angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole h m high is m
long. (2)
13. A 7 m long flagstaff is fixed on the top of a tower standing on the horizontal plane.
From point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the
flagstaff are 60o and 45o respectively. Find the height of the tower correct to one place
of decimal. (2)
14. The tops of two towers of height x and y, standing on level ground, subtend angles of
30o and 60o respectively at the centre of the line joining their feet, then find x : y. (3)
15. The length of a string between a kite and a point on the ground is 85 m. If the string
makes an angle with the ground level such that tan then find the height
of the kite from the ground. Assume that there is no slack in the string. (3)
16. A man standing on the deck of a ship which is 10 m above the water level observes the
angle of elevation of the top of a hill as and the angle of depression of the base of
the hill as . Calculate the distance of the hill from the ship and the height of the
hill. (3)
17. The angle of elevation of the top Q of a vertical tower PQ from a point X on the ground
is . At a point R, 40 m vertically above X, the angle of elevation of the top Q of
tower is . Find the height of the tower PQ and the distance PX. (3)
18. The angle of depression of the top and bottom of a building 50 metres high as
observed from the top of a tower are 30o and 45o respectively. Find the height of the
tower and also the horizontal distance between the building and the tower. (4)
19. A vertically straight tree, 15 m high, is broken by the wind in such a way that its top
just touches the ground and makes an angle of 60° with the ground. At what height
from the ground did the tree break? (4)
20. A round balloon of radius r subtends an angle at the eye of the observer while the
angle of elevation of its centre is . Prove that the height of the centre of the balloon is
r sin cosec . (4)
