Class 10 – Applications of Trigonometry: 50 Practice Questions

Section A: Basic Angle of Elevation (1–20)

1. A boy is flying a kite at a height of 80 m. The string makes a 45° angle with the
ground. Find the length of the string.

2. From a point 50 m away from a tower, the angle of elevation of the top is 60°. Find
the height of the tower.

3. The angle of elevation of the top of a lighthouse from a ship is 30°. If the
lighthouse is 90 m tall, find the distance of the ship from the lighthouse.

4. A ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal. If the
ladder is 12 m long, how high does it reach on the wall?

5. From a 25 m tall building, the angle of elevation of the top of a nearby tower is
45°. The distance between the buildings is 40 m. Find the height of the tower.

6. A person standing on the ground sees the top of a pole at an angle of elevation of
35°. The pole is 18 m high. Find how far the person is from the base of the pole.

7. A drone is flying at a height of 100 m. The angle of elevation from a point on the
ground is 30°. Find the horizontal distance to the drone.

8. A 20 m flagpole casts a shadow 11.5 m long. Find the angle of elevation of the sun.

9. A TV tower of height 60 m is observed from a point on the ground at an elevation

angle of 53°. Find the distance from the point to the tower's base.

10. The angle of elevation of the top of a crane is 40° from a point 25 m away. Find
the height of the crane.

11. A tower and a pole are 30 m apart. The tower is 50 m high and the angle of
depression to the top of the pole is 30°. Find the height of the pole.

12. A man on a cliff sees a ship at a depression of 20°. The height of the cliff is 100 m.
Find the distance of the ship from the base of the cliff.

13. A rope from the top of a tower makes a 45° angle with the ground. If the tower is
25 m high, find the length of the rope.

14. A jet is flying at a height of 500 m. From a ground point, its angle of elevation is
60°. How far is the jet horizontally?
15. A man observes the angle of elevation of the top of a building to be 28°. If the
building is 70 m tall, find the distance to the building.

16. A pole 10 m tall has a shadow of 7 m. Find the angle of elevation of the sun.

17. A hot air balloon is 200 m above the ground. An observer on the ground sees it at
a 75° angle of elevation. Find its horizontal distance.

18. A 15 m high tower has a shadow of 15 m. What is the angle of elevation of the
sun?

19. From a point 25 m away, the top of a vertical pole is seen at a 50° angle. Find the
height of the pole.

20. A lighthouse 45 m tall is visible at a 37° elevation. Find the distance to the
observer.

Section B: Angle of Depression (21–35)

1. From a 60 m tall building, the angle of depression to a car is 45°. Find the distance
of the car from the building.

2. A person on a lighthouse sees a ship at a 20° angle of depression. If the lighthouse

is 90 m tall, how far is the ship from the base?

3. A person on a hilltop sees a tent on the ground at a depression angle of 38°. If the
hill is 150 m high, find the distance to the tent.

4. From the top of a 70 m high cliff, the depression angle to a boat is 32°. Find the
boat's distance from the cliff base.

5. From a balloon 120 m high, a car is seen at 28° depression. Find how far the car is
from the balloon’s foot.

6. From a 50 m tower, the angle of depression to a point on the ground is 60°. How
far is the point from the tower?

7. A guard sees a suspect at a depression angle of 45° from a 15 m high watchtower.

Find the suspect’s distance from the base.

8. A mountain peak is viewed at a 25° depression from a helicopter flying 600 m

above the ground. Find the horizontal distance to the mountain.

9. From a cliff 80 m high, a person observes a boat at 40° depression. Find the boat's
distance from the cliff.
10. A 100 m tall tower sees a fire truck at 36° depression. Calculate how far the
truck is from the base.

11. From a crane’s top 40 m high, the angle of depression to an object is 30°. Find
the object’s distance from the crane.

12. An observer at a height of 70 m sees a boat at a depression angle of 48°.

Calculate the distance to the boat.

13. From the top of a tree 30 m high, the angle of depression to a bike is 25°. Find
the horizontal distance.

14. From a height of 200 m, a signal flare is observed at a depression of 60°.

Calculate how far it is from the base.

15. From a 45 m tall tower, the angle of depression to a balloon on the ground is 50°.
Find the horizontal distance to the balloon.

Section C: Mixed Application & Word Problems (36–50)

1. A man climbs a 6 m ladder leaning against a wall, making a 75° angle with the
ground. How far is the top of the ladder from the ground?

2. A vertical pole and its shadow form a 30° angle with the ground. If the shadow is 8
m long, find the pole’s height.

3. Two buildings are 40 m apart. From the top of the smaller building (30 m), the
angle of elevation to the taller one is 45°. Find the height of the taller building.

4. A person is 80 m from the base of a tower. If the angle of elevation to the top is
47°, find the height of the tower.

5. The top of a tree is tied to the ground with a rope at a 60° angle. If the rope is 26
m long, find the height of the tree.

6. An electric pole and a lamp post are 60 m apart. From the top of the pole (20 m),
the angle of depression to the top of the lamp post is 30°. Find the lamp post’s
height.

7. A triangular banner is placed on a hill such that its top is seen at 40° elevation.
The base of the hill is 30 m away. Find the banner’s height.

8. A man standing 100 m from a tower sees its top at a 35° elevation. Calculate the
tower's height.
9. From the top of a 25 m building, a student sees a ball on the ground at a
depression of 41°. Find the distance to the ball.

10. A 5 m long ladder rests against a wall, making a 60° angle. How high does it
reach?

11. A hilltop has a flagpole. From a nearby ground point, the angle of elevation to the
pole's top is 50°, and to the base is 40°. Find the height of the flagpole.

12. A rescue team looks down from a 100 m helicopter at a 65° angle to a person.
Find the horizontal distance.

13. A child watches a hot air balloon flying at 75 m. The angle of elevation is 45°.
How far is the balloon horizontally?

14. A cable connects the top of a pole to the ground 20 m away, forming a 53° angle
with the ground. Find the pole’s height.

15. A vertical pole is supported by a wire that makes a 30° angle with the ground. If
the wire is 40 m long, find the height of the pole.