MATHS

BOOKS - ML KHANNA

HEIGHTS AND DISTANCES

Problem Set 1 Mcq S

1. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower

from a point 20 metres away from its base is 45

∘
.

The height of the tower is

 A. 10 m

B. 20 m

C. 40 m

D. 20√3

Answer: B

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2. At a point 15 metres away from the base of a 15

metres high house, the angle of elevation of the

top is
 A. 45 ∘

B. 30 ∘

C. 60 ∘

D. 90 ∘

Answer: A

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3. From the top of a light house 60 m high with its

base at sea level the angle of depression of aboat

is 15
∘
. The distance of the boat from the light

house is

√3 − 1
A. ( )60m
√3 + 1

√3 + 1
B. ( )60m
√3 − 1

√3 − 1
C. ( ) m
√3 + 1

D. None

Answer: B

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4. The angle of elevation of the sun when the

length of the shadow of a pole is √3 times the

height of the pole is

A. 30 ∘

B. 45 ∘

C. 60 ∘

D. 15 ∘

Answer: A

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5. The angle of elevation of the top of an

incomplete vertical pillar at a horizontal distance

of 100 m from its base is 45

∘
. If the angle of

elevation of the top of the complete pillar at the

same point is to be 60
∘
, then the height of the

incomplete pillar is to be increased by

A. 50√2m

B. 100 m

C. 100(√3 − 1) m

D. 100(√3 + 1) m

Answer: C
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6. The angle of elevation of the top of a T.V. tower

from three points A,B,C in a straight line in the

horizontal plane through the foot of the tower

are α, 2α, 3α respectively. If AB=a, the height of

the tower is

A. a tan α

B. a sin α

C. a sin 2α

D. a sin 3α
Answer: C

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7. The angle of elevation of the top of a certain

tower from a point A on the ground is α , at B is

4
2α , at C is 3α . If AB = BC , then which of the
3

following is true.

5
A. sin α = √
12

5
B. cos α = √
12

3
C. sin α =
4
 3
D. cos α =
8

Answer: A

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8. The angles of depression of two points A and B

on a horizontal plane such that AB= 200 from the

top P of a tower PQ of height 100 are 45 − θ and

45 + θ . If the line AB Passes through Q the foot of

the tower, then angle θ is equal to

A. 45 ∘
 B. 30 ∘

C. 22.5 ∘

D. 15 ∘

Answer: C

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9. An aeroplane flying at a height of 300 m above

the ground passes vertically above another plane

at an instant when the angles of elevation of two

planes from the same point on the ground are

60
∘
and 45
∘
, respectively. What is the height of

the lower plane from the ground?

A. 100√3

B. 100 / √3

C. 50

D. 150(√3 + 1)

Answer: A

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10. ABCD is a square plot. The angle of elevation of

the top of a pole stading at D from A or C is 30

∘

and that from B is θ, then tan θ is equal to

A. √6

B. 1 / √6

C. √3 / 2

D. √2 / 3

Answer: C

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11. A tree is broken by wind, its upper part touches

the ground at a point 10 metres from the foot of

the tree and makes an angle of 45

∘
with the

ground . The entire length of the tree is

A. 15 m

B. 20 m

C. 10(1 + √2)m

D. 10(1 + √2 / 2)m

Answer: C

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12. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower

standing on a horizontal plane from a point A is α

. After walking a distance d towards the foot of

the tower, the angle of elevation is found to be β .

The height of the tower is

d sin α sin β
A.
sin(β − α)

d sin α sin β
B.
sin(α − β)

d sin(β − α)
C.
sin α sin β

d sin(α − β)
D.
sin α sin β

Answer: A
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13. AB is a vertical pole with B at the ground level

and A at the top. A man finds that the angle of

elevation of the point A from a certain point C on

the ground is 60o . He moves away from the pole

along the line BC to a point D such that

CD = 7m . From D the angle of elevation of the

point A is 45o . Then the height of the pole is (1)

.
.
7√3 1 7√3
m (2) √3 + 1m (3)
2 √3 − 1 2
.
.
7√3 7√3 1
√3 − 1m (4) m
2 2 √3 + 1

7√3 1
A. m
2 √3 − 1
 7√3
B. ( √3 + 1)m
2

7√3
C. ( √3 − 1)m
2

7√3 1
D. m
2 √3 + 1

Answer: B

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14. A man from the top of a 100 metres high tower

observes a car moving towards the tower at an

angle of depression of 30
∘
. After some time, the

angle of depression becomes 60

∘
. The distance

(in metres) travelled by the car during this time is

 A. 100√3

200√3
B.
3

100√3
C.
3

D. 200√3

Answer: B

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15. At a point on a level plane subtends an angle θ

and flag staff of height a at the top of the tower

subtends an angle ϕ. Find the height of the tower.

 a sin θ cos ϕ
A.
cos(θ + ϕ)

a sin ϕ cos(θ + ϕ)
B.
sin θ

a cos(θ + ϕ)
C.
sin θ sin ϕ

D. None

Answer: B

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16. A vertical pole PS has two marks at Q and R

such that the portions PQ, PR and PS subtend

angles α, β, γ at a point on the ground distant x

from the pole. If PQ=a, PR=b,PS=c and

α + β + γ = 180
∘
, then x 2
=

a
A.
a + b + c

b
B.
a + b + c

c
C.
a + b + c

abc
D.
a + b + c

Answer: D

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17. The shadow of a tower is found to be 60 ft.

longer when the sun's altitude has become 60

∘

from 30
∘
. The height of the tower from the

ground is

A. 350 ft. app.

B. 400 ft. app.

C. 51 ft. app.

D. None

Answer: C

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18. An observer standing on a 300 m high tower

observes two boats in the same direction, their

angle of depression are 60

∘
and 30
∘

respectively. The distance between the boats is

A. 173.2 m

B. 346.4 m

C. 25 m

D. 72 m

Answer: B

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19. The angle of elevation of the top of two

vertical towers as seen from the middle point of

the line joining the foot of the towers are

60
∘
and 30
∘
respectively. The ratio of the

heights of the tower is

A. 2 : 1

B. √3 : 1

C. 3 : 2

D. 3 : 1

Answer: D
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20. Two towers stand on a horizontal plane. P and

Q where PQ = 30 m, are two points on the line

joining their feet. As seen from P the angle of

elevation of the tops of the towers are 30 and 60

but as seen from Q are 60 and 45. The distance

between the towers is equal to

A. 15(4 + √3)m

B. 15(4 − √3)m

C. 15(3 + √3)m

D. 15(2 + √3)m
Answer: A

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21. Two vertical poles of height a and b subtend

the same angle 45 at a point on the line joining

∘

their feet, the square of the distance between

their tops is

A. (h
2
+ H)

B. 2(h 2
+ H
2
)

C. h 2
+ H
2
 1
D. (h
2
+ H
2
)
2

Answer: B

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22. Two vertical AL and BM of heights 20 m and 80

m respectively and stand apart on a horizontal

plane. If A, B be the feet of the poles and AM and

BL intersect at P, then the height of P is equal to

A. 50 m

B. 18 m
 C. 16 m

D. 15 m

Answer: C

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23. Angle of depression from the top of a light

house of two boats are 45

∘
and 30
∘
due east

which are 60 m apart. The height of the light

house is

A. 60√3
 B. 30(√3 + 1)

C. 30(√3 − 1)

D. None

Answer: C

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24. PQ is a part of a given height a and AB is a

tower at some distance, α and β are the angles

of elevation of B, the top of the tower at P and Q

respectively. The height of the tower is

 a sin α sin β
A.
sin(α − β)

a cos α cos β
B.
sin(α − β)

a sin α cos β
C.
sin(α − β)

D. None

Answer: C

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25. A ladder rests against a vertical wall at angle α

to the horizontal . If is foot is pulled away from

the wall through a distance 'a' so that it slides a

distance 'b' down the wall making the angle β

with the horizontal , then a =

α + β
A. a = b tan
2

α + β
B. a = b cot
2

tan(α − β)
C. a
2

D. None

Answer: A

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26. A man on a cliff observes a boat at an angle of

depression 30 which is sailing towards the shore

∘

to the point immediately beneath him. Three

minutes later the angle of depression of the boat

is found to be 60
∘
. Assuming that the boat sails

at a uniform speed, determine how much more

time it will take to reach the shore.

A. 2 min

1
B. 1 min
2

C. 1 min

D. None
Answer: B

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27. A chimeny of 20 m height standing on the top

of a building subtends an angle whose tangent is

1
at a distance of 70 m from the foot of the
6

building, then the height of building is

A. 50 m

B. 40 m

C. 60 m
 D. None

Answer: A

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28. If a flag staff subtends the same angles at the

points A,B,C and D on the horizontal plane

through its foot, the points A,B,C and D from a

A. square

B. cyclic quadrilateral

C. rectangle
 D. None

Answer: B

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29. PQ is a vertical tower having P as the foot.

A,B,C are three points in the horizontal plane

through P. The angles of elevation of Q from A,B,C

are equal and each is equal to θ . The sides of the

triangle ABC are a,b,c, and area of the triangle ABC

is . Then prove that the height of the tower is

tan θ
(abc) .

4
 A. (abc)tan θ / 4Δ

B. (abc)cot θ / 4Δ

C. (abc)sin θ / 4Δ

D. None

Answer: A

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30. A pole stands at the centre of a rectangular

field and it subtends angles of 15

∘
and 45
∘
at

the mid-points of the sides of the field. If the

length of its diagonal is 1200 m, then the height

of the flag staff is

A. 400 m

B. 200 m

C. 300√2 − √3m

D. 300√2 − √3)m

Answer: c

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31. A pole stands vertically , inside a triangular

park △ ABC. If the angle of elevation of the top

of the pole from each corner of the park is same,

then in △ ABC the foot of the pole is at the

A. centroid

B. circumcentre

C. incentre

D. orthocentre

Answer: D

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32. A and B are two points in the horizontal plane

through O,, the foot of a pillar OP of height h such

that ∠AOB = θ . If the elevation of the top of the

pillar from A and B are also equal to θ, then AB is

equal to

A. h cot θ

θ
B. h cos θsec
2

θ
C. h cot θ sin
2

θ
D. h cos θcosec
2

Answer: B
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33. A tower stands at the centre of a circular park .

A and B are two points on the boundary of the

park such that AB(=a) subtends an angle of 60 at ∘

the foot of the tower , and the angle of elevation

of the top of the tower from A or B is 30

∘
. The

height of the tower is

2a
A.
√3

B. 2a√3

a
C.
√3

D. a√3
Answer: C

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34. A flag-staff 20 m long standing on a wall 10 m

high subtends an angle whose tangent is 0.5 at a

point on the ground. If θ is the angle subtended

by the wall at this point, then

A. tan θ = 1

B. tan θ = 1/3

C. tan θ = 3
 D. tan θ = 1/2

Answer: A::B

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35. A tower subtends an angle of 30

∘
at a point

on the same level as the foot of the tower. At a

second point h metre above the first, the

depression of the foot of the tower is 60

∘
. The

horizontal distance of the tower from the point is

A. hcot 60 ∘
 1
B. hcot 30
∘

h
C. cot 60
∘

D. hcot 30 ∘

Answer: A::B

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36. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower

observed from each of three points A,B , C on the

ground, forming a triangle is the same angle α. If

R is the circum-radius of the triangle ABC, then

find the height of the tower R tan α.

 A. R sin α

B. R cos α

C. R cot α

D. R tan α

Answer: D

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37. A flag staff of 5m high stands on a building of

25m high. At an observer at a height of 30 m. The

flag staff and the building subtend equal angles .

The distance of the observer from the top of the

flag staff is

5√3
A.
2

3
B. 5√
2

2
C. 5√
3

D. None

Answer: B

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38. From the top of a cliff of height 'a' the angle

off depression of the foot of a certain tower is

found to be double the angle of elevation of the

top of the tower of height h. if θ be the angle of

elevation then its value is

2h
A. cos −1
√
a

2h
B. sin −1
√
a

a
C. sin −1
√
2 − h

2h
D. tan −1
√3 −
a

Answer: D
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39. If a flag-staff 6 metres high placed o the top of

a tower throws a shadow of 2√3 m along the

ground, then the angle (in degrees) that the sun

makes with the ground is

A. 60 ∘

B. 30 ∘

C. 45 ∘

D. None

Answer: A
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40. The top of a hill observed from the top and

bottom of a building of height h is at angles of

elevation α and β. respectively. The height of

the bill is

h cot β
A.
cot β − cot α

h cot α
B.
cot α − cot β

h tan α
C.
tan α − tan β

D. None

Answer: B
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41. The angles of elevation of a cliff at a point A on

the ground and a point B, 100 m vertically above A

are α and β respectively. The height of the cliff is

100 cot α
A.
cot α − cot β

100 cot β
B.
cot α − cot β

100 cot β
C.
cot β − cot α

100 cot β
D.
cot β + cot α

Answer: C
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42. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point

h m above the level of water in a lake is α and the

angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is

β . Then the height of the cloud above the water

level is

h sin(β − α)
A.
sin(β + α)

h sin(β + α)
B.
sin(β − α)

h sin(α + β)
C.
sin(α + β)

D. None
Answer: B

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43. On the level ground, the angle of elevation of

a tower is 30
∘
. On moving 20 m nearer, the angle

of elevation is 60 . The height of the tower is

∘

A. 10 m

B. 20 m

C. 10√3m

D. None
Answer: C

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44. A person standing on the bank of a river

observes that the angle subtended by a tree on

the opposite of bank is 60

∘
. when he returns 40

m from the bank, he finds the angle to be 30

∘
.

What is the breadth of the river?

A. 40 m

B. 60 m

C. 20 m
 D. 30 m

Answer: C

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45. A tower subtends an angle α at a point in the

plane of its base and the angle of depression of

the foot of the tower at a point b ft. just above A

is β . Then , height of the tower is

A. b tan α cot β

B. b cot α tan β
 C. b tan α tan β

D. b cot α cot β

Answer: A

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46. From an aeroplane vertically over a straight

horizontal road, the angles of depression of two

consecutive milestones on opposite sides of the

aeroplane are observed to be α and β . The height

of the aeroplane above the road is

 tan α + tan β
A.
tan α tan β

tan α tan β
B.
tan α + tan β

cot α cot β
C.
cot α + cot β

D. None

Answer: B

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47. Each side of an equilateral triangle subtends

an angle of 60
∘
at the top of a tower hm high

located at the centre of the triangle. It a is the

length of each side of the triangle, then prove

that 2a 2
= 3h
2
.

A. 3a 2
= h
2

B. a 2
= 3h
2

C. 2a 2
= 3h
2

D. 3a 2
= 2h
2

Answer: C

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48. ABC is a triangular park in the form of an

equilateral triangle. A pillar at A subtends an

angle of 45 . If θ be the angle of elevation of the

∘

pillar at D, the middle point of BC, then tan θ is

equal to

√3
A.
2

2
B.
√3

C. √3

1
D.
√3

Answer: B
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49. Each side of a square subtends an angle of

60
∘
at the tip of a tower of height h metres

standing at the centre of the square. If I is the

length of each side of the square, then what is h

2

equal to ?

A. 3a 2
= 2h
2

B. 2a 2
= 3h
2

C. 2h 2
= a
2

D. h 2
= 2a
2
Answer: C

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50. AB is a vertical pole. The end A is on the level

ground .C is the middle point of AB. P is a point on

the level ground . The portion BC subtends an

angles β at P. If AP = nAB, then tan β =

n
A.
2
n − 1

n
B.
2
n + 1

n
C.
2
2n + 1
 D. None

Answer: C

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Problem Set 1 True And False

1. The angle of elevation of a stationary cloud

from a point 2500m m above a lake is 15 and the ∘

angle of depression of its image in the lake is

45
∘
. The height the cloud above the lake level is

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2. From a light house the angle of depression of

two ships on opposite sides of the light house are

observed to be 30
∘
and 45
∘
. If the height of the

light house be 100 metres, then the distance

between the ships of the line joining them passes

through the foot of the light house is

100( √3 − 1) .

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3. From the top of a spire the angle of depression

of the top and bottom of a tower of height h are

θ and ϕ respectively. Then the height of the spire

and its horizontal distance from the tower are

h cos θ sin ϕ h cos θ cos ϕ
respectively and
sin(θ + ϕ) sin(θ + ϕ)

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4. The angular depressions of the top and the

foot of a chimney as seen from the top of a

second chimney which is 150 meters high and

standing on the same level as the first are θ and ϕ

respectively. Find the distance between their tops,
4 5
when tan θ = , tan ϕ = .
3 2

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5. The height of a house subtends a right angle at

the opposite street light. The angle of elevation of

light from the base of the house is 60

∘
. If the

width of the road be 6 meters, then the height of

the house is

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6. A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane

and is surmounted by a vertical flag staff of

height h. at a point P on the plane, the angle of

elevation of the bottom of the flag staff is β and

that of the top is α , then the height of the tower

is
h tan β
.
tan α tan β

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7. What should be the height of a flag where a 20

feet long ladder reaches 20 feet below the flag

(The angle of elevationof the top of the flag at the

foot of the ladder is 60 ? ∘

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8. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower

which is incomplete at a point 120 ft. from its base

is 45
∘
. If the elevation at the same point of the

top is desired to be 60 then the tower should be

∘

raised by 120(√3 − 1) ft.

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9. A ladder leaning against a vertical wall is

inclined at an angle α to the horizontal. The top

of the ladder touches the parapet. On moving its

foot 'a' feet away from the wall, the ladder now

stands inclined at an angle β to the horizon and

its top now touching a window. then the distance

α + β
of the parapet from the window is a cot .
2

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10. A vertical tower 50ft high stands on a sloping

groud. The foot of the tower is at the same level

as the middle point of a vertical flag pole. From

the top of the tower the angle of depression of

the top and the bottom of the pole are 15

∘
and

45
∘
respectively. Find the length of the pole.

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11. Two pillars of height a and b subtend the same

angle α at a point on the line joining their feet. If

the pillars subtend angles β and γ at another

point in the horizontal plane at which the line

joining their feet subtends a right angle then

2 2 2 2 2
(a + b)cot α = a cot β + b cot γ
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Problem Set 1 Fill In The Blanks

1. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point h

mt. above is θ
∘
and the angle of depression of its

reflection in the lake is ϕ. Then, the height is

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2. The width of a road is b feet. On one side of

which there is a window h feet high. A building in

front of it subtends an angle θ at it, then the

height of the building is____

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3. The angle of elevation of the top of a pillar at

any point A on the ground is 15

∘
. On walking 100

ft. towards the pillar, the angle becomes 30

∘
.

Height of the pillar and its distance from A are

____and____respectively.

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4. The angle of elevation of a tower from a point

on the same level as the foot of the tower is 30

0
.

On advancing 150 metres towards the foot of the

tower, the angle of elevation of the tower

becomes 60 Show that the height of the tower is

0
.

129.9 metres (Use √3 = 1. 732 ).

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5. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a

point A on the ground is 30

∘
. On walking 20

meters toward the tower, the angle of elevation is

60
∘
. Find the height of the tower and its distance

from A.

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6. The height f a chimney when it is found that on

walking towards it 100 ft. in a horizontal line

through its base the angular elevation of its top

changes from 30 to 45 is____

∘ ∘

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7. The shadow of a tower standing on a level

ground is found to be 60 metres longer when the

sun's altitude is 30
∘
than when it is 45
∘
. The

height of the tower is____

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8. A man in a boat rowed away from a cliff 150 m

high takes 2 min, to change the angle from 60 to ∘

45
∘
. The speed of the boat is

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9. An aeroplane flying horizontally , 1km above the

ground , is observed at an elevation of 60

∘
,after

10 seconds , its elevation is observed to be 30

∘
.

Find the speed of the aeroplane in km/hr.

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10. The angle of elevation of the top and bottom

of a flag staff fixed at the top of a tower at a point

distant 'a' ft. from the foot of the tower are

α and β . The height of the tower is____

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11. From the top of a cliff 200 ft. high, the angles

of depression of the top and bottom of a tower

are observed to be 30
∘
and 60
∘
respectively. The

height of the tower is____

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12. A balloon moving in a straight line passes

vertically above two points A and B on a

horizontal plane 1000 ft. apart, when above A it

has an altitude of 60 as seen from B when above

∘

B it has an altitude of 45
∘
as seen from A. the
distance of A from the point at which it will touch

the plane is _____

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13. A balloon moving in a straight line passes

vertically above two points A and B on a

horizontal plane 1000 ft. apart. When above A it

has an altitude of 60
∘
as seen from B and when

above B 30
∘
as seen from A. the distance from A

of the point at which it will touch the plane is_____

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14. A vertical pole (more than 100 ft. high) consists
1
of two portions the lower being rd of the
3

whole. If the upper portion subtends an angle

1
tan
−1
at a point in a horizontal plane through
2

the foot of the pole and distance 40 ft. from it,

then the height of the pole is _____

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15. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower

standing on a horizontal plane from two points

on a line passing through the foot of the tower at

distances a and b respectively are complementry

angles. If the line joning the two points subtend

an angle θ at the top of the tower then h =

____and sin θ = ____.

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16. A tower of x metres height has flag staff at its

top. The tower and the flag staff subtend equal

angles at a point distant y metres from the foot

of the tower. Then, the length of the flag staff in

metres is

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17. A wireless pole 25 metres high is fixed on a top

of a verandah of a house which is 15 metres high.

At a point R on the ground, directly opposite, the

wireless pole and verandah subtend equal angles.

The distance of R from the verandah is____

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18. A round balloon of radius 'r' subtends an angle

α at the eye of the observer, while the angle of

elevation of its centre is β . Find the height of the

centre of balloon.

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19. A stationary balloon is observed from three

points A, B and C on the plane ground and is

found that its angle of elevation from each of

these points is α , if ∠ABC = β and AC = b ,

the height of the balloon is____

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20. From the top of a pole of height h, the angle

of elevation of the top of the tower is α . The pole

subtends an angle β at the top of the tower. The

height of the tower is____

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21. A tower subtends an angle α at a point in the

plane of its base and the angle of depression of

the foot of the tower at a point b ft. just above A

is β . Then , height of the tower is

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Problem Set 2 Mcq S

1. A mean observes that when he moves up a

distance c metres on a slope, the angle of

depression of a point on the horizontal plane

from the base of the slope is 30 ,

0
and when he

moves up further a distance c metres, the angle of

depression of that point is 45

0
. The angle of

inclination of the slope with the horizontal is.

A. 60 ∘

B. 75 ∘
 C. 70 ∘

D. None

Answer: B

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Problem Set 2 True And False

1. Two stations due south of a leaning tower

which leans towards the north are respectively at

distance x and y from its foot (y > x) . If α and β

be the elevations of the top of the tower from

these stations and θ is inclination of the tower to

the horizontal then cot θ equals

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2. A tree standing on a horizontal plane is leaning

towards East. At two points situated at distances

a and b exactly due West of it, the angle of

elevation of the top are respectively α and β .

Height of the top from the ground is

(b − a)tan α tan β

tan α + tan β

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3. A chimney leans towards North. At equal

distances due north and south of it in a

horizontal plane the elevation of the top are α, β .

The inclination of the chimney to the vertical is

sin(α − β)
−1
tan
2 sin α sin β

1
or tan −1
(cot β − cot α)
2

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4. A flag leaning towards East is inclined at an

angle θ to the level ground. A man walks a

distance l from the foot of the flag towards West

 and observes the angle of elevation of the top of

the flag to be α. On walking further distance l in

1

the same direction, the angle of elevation is

decreased by β , then
l1
tan θ =
(l + l2 )cot α − l cot(α − β)

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Problem Set 2 Fill In The Blanks

1. A train is moving at a constant rate at an angle

θ East of North. Observations of the train are

made from a fixed point. It is due north at some

 instant. Ten minutes earlier its bearing was α1

West of North whereas ten minutes afterwards its

bearing α East of North, then tan θ

2
= ____.

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Problem Set 3 Mcq S

1. ABC is a triangular park with AB+AC=100 m. a

clock tower is situated at the mid-point of BC. The

angles of elevation of the top of the tower at A

and B are cot

−1
3 ⋅ 2 and cosec
−1
2 ⋅ 6

respectively. The height of the tower is

 A. 16 m

B. 25 m

C. 50 m

D. None

Answer: B

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2. A vertical tower stands on a declicity which is

inclined at 15
∘
to the horizon. From the foot of

the tower a man ascends the declivity for 80 feet

and then finds that the tower substends an angle

of 30 . The height of the tower is

∘

A. 20(√6 − √2)

B. 40(√6 − √2)

C. 40(√6 + √2)

D. None

Answer: B

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3. A tower PQ of height h subtends an angle of

45
∘
at a point A on the horizontal plane. At

another point B on AB inclined to horizontal at

angle of 30 , the elevation of top of the tower is

∘

found to be 60 . If AB=a,, then

∘

A. a = h( √3 + 1)

B. a = h( √3 − 1)

C. h = a( √3 + 1)

D. h = a( √3 − 1)

Answer: B
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4. From a point on a horizontal plane, the

elevation of the top of a hill is 45

∘
. The elevation

becomes 75 after walking a distance of 500 m up

∘

a slope of inclined at an angle of 15

∘
to the

horizon. The height of the hill is

A. 500√6

B. 500√3

C. 250√6

D. 250√3
Answer: C

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5. At each end of a horizontal base AB of length 2a

the angular height of a certain peak is 15

∘
and

that at the mid-point C of base AB it is 45

∘
. The

height of the peak is

√3 − 1
A. a
6

√3 − 1
B. 3/4
3 a
6

3 − √3
C. a
2
 √3 − 1
D. a
2√3

Answer: B

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6. The angle of elevation of a certain peak when

observed from each end of a horizontal base line

of length 2a is found to be θ. When observed from

the mid-point of the base the angle of elevation is

ϕ. The height of the peak is

a
A.
√(cos θ − cos Ψ )
 a
B.
2 2
√(cot θ − cot Ψ)

a
C.
√(cos 2 θ − cos 2 Ψ )

D. None

Answer: B

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Problem Set 3 True And False

1. A person stands at a point A due south of a

tower and observes his elevation is 60

∘
. He then
walks westwards towards B where the elevation is

45
∘
. At a point C on AB produced he finds it to be

30
∘
, then AB=2BC.

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2. An object is observed from three points A,B,C in

the same horizontal plane passing through the

base of the object. The angle of elevation at B is

twice and at C is thrice that at A. if AB=a, BC=b,

then the height of the object is

a
√(a + b)(3b − a) .
2b

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3. A man observes a tower AB of height h from a

point P on the ground. He moves a distance d

towards the foot of the tower and finds that the

angle of elevation is doubled. He further moves a

3d
distance " in the same direction and finds that
4

the angle of elevation is three times that of at the

point P .then (A) 30h

2
= 35d
2
(B) 35h
2
= 36d
2

(C) 36h 2
= 35d
2
(D) 36h 2
= 35d
2

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4. A balloon is observed simultaneously from

three points A, B and C on a straight road directly

under it. The angular elevation at B is twice and

at C is thrice that at A . If the distance between A

and B is 200 metres and the distance between B

and C is 100 metres, then find the height of

balloon above the road.

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5. DE is a tower standing on a horizontal plane

and ABCD is a straight line in the plane. The

height of the tower substends an angle θ at A, 2θ

at B and 3θ at C. if AB and BC be respectively 50

metres and 20 metres then the height of the

25
tower and the distance CD are m and 17.5
√7
2

m.

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6. The top of a tower is observed from three point

A,B,C on a straight line leading to the tower. If the

angles of elevation are θ, 2θ, 3θ from them, then

AB cot θ − cot 2θ
=
BC cot 2θ − cot 3θ

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7. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a

point A due south of the tower is α and at β due

east of the tower is β . If AB=d, then height of the

tower is

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8. Three points A,B,C are in a line inclined at an

angle θ to the horizon of three points. A is the

lowest and C is highest. D is a point vertically

above C. if
AB = p, CD = q, ∠DAB = α and ∠DBC = β

, then
p sin α cos β
cos θ =
q sin(β − α)

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9. Top of a mountain is observed from A and B at

the sea level. If N is the point vertically below P

and

∠N AB = α, ∠N BA = β, ∠N AP = θ, ∠N BP = ϕ

, then tan ϕ sin β = tan θ sin α .

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10. A man observes two objects in a straight line

in the West. On walking a distance c to the north,

the objects subtend an angle α in front of him

and on walking a further distance c to the north,

they subtend an angle β . Then the distance

between the objects is

3c
.
2 cot β − cot α

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11. A man notices two objects in a straight line

due West after walking a distance c due North he

 observes that the objects subtend an angle α at

his eye and after walking a further distance 2c due

north, they subtend an angle β . Then the distance

between the objects is

8c
.
3 cot β − cot α

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1. A man observes that when he has walked c

metres up an incline, the angular depression of an

object in a horizontal plane through the foot of

the slope in α , and when he has walked a further

distance of c metres the depression is β . The

inclination of the slope to the horizon is _____.

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2. A tower is observed from two stations A and B

where B is East of A at a distance 100 metres. The

tower is due North of A and due North-West of B.

the angles of elevation of the tower from A and B

are complementary, the height of the tower

is_____.

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3. The elevation of a tower due North of a station

A is α and at another station B due West of A it is

β . The height of the tower is _____.

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4. The angle of elevation of a tower at a place due

south of it is θ and at a place due west of A and at

a distance 'a' from it, the elevation . The height

ϕ

of the tower is _____.

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5. PQ is a tower standing on horizontal plane, Q

being its foot. Two points A and B are taken on

the plane such that AB=21 and (c) QAB is a right

angle. It is found that cot PAQ=2/5 and cot

PBQ=3/5, then the height of tower is ____.

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6. A flag staff PN stands upright on a level ground.

A base AB is measured at right. Angle to AN such

that points A,B,N lie in the same horizontal plane.

If ∠P AN = α and ∠P BN = β , then height of

flag staff is _____.

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7. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower

from a point A on the ground is θ and that from B

is ϕ. If AB=100 metres and AB is perpendicular to

the line joining A with the foot of the tower, then

the height of the tower is ______ (given

)
cot θ = 3 / 10, cot ϕ = 1 / 2

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8. The angle of elevation of a tower at point A due

north of it is 30 and at another point due East of

∘

A is 18
∘
. If AB=a, then the height of the tower

is_____.

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9. A vertical pole stands at a point O on a

horizontal ground. A and B are points on the

ground d metres apart. The pole subtends angles

α and β at A and B respectively. AB subtends an

angle at O. the height of the pole is ______.

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