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EXERCISE # 1

Q.1 The ratio of the length of a rod and its shadow Q.9 A, B, C are three collinear points on the
is 1 : 3 . Then find the angle of elevation of ground such that B lies between A and C and
the sun. AB = 10 m. If the angles of elevation of the top
of a vertical tower at C are respectively 30º and
Q.2 Find the angle of elevation of the moon when 60º as seen from A and B, then find the height
the length of the shadow of a pole is equal to its of the tower.
height.
Q.10 If the angles of elevation of a tower from two
Q.3 If the length of shadow of a pole on a level points distant a and b (a > b) from its foot and
ground is twice the length of that pole, then in the same straight line from it are 30º and 60º,
find the angle of elevation of the sun. then find the height of the tower.
Q.4 The angle of elevation of a tower from a Q.11 A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane
distance 100 m from its foot is 30º. Find the and is surmounted by a vertical flagstaff of
height of the tower.
height h. At a point on the plane, the angle of
Q.5 In a rectangle, if the angle between a diagonal elevation of the bottom of the flagstaff is  and
and a side is 30º and the length of diagonal is that of the top of the flagstaff is . Find the
6 cm, then find the area of the rectangle. height of the tower.
Q.6 The angles of elevation of an aeroplane flying
Q.12 A straight tree breaks due to storm and the
vertically above the ground as observed from
broken part bends so that the top of the tree
two consecutive stones 1 km apart are 45º and
touches the ground making an angle of 30º with
60º. Find the height of the aeroplane above the
ground in km. the ground. The distance from the foot of the
tree to the point where the top touches the
Q.7 On the level ground, the angle of elevation of a
ground is 10 metres. Find the height of the tree.
tower is 30º. On moving 20 m nearer, the angle
of elevation is 60º. Then find the height of the Q.13 From the top of a light house, the angles of
tower. depression of two ships on the opposite sides of
Q.8 The length of a string between a kite and a it are observed to be  and . If the height of
point on the ground is 90 m. The string makes the light house be h metres and the line joining
an angle of 60º with the level ground. If there the ships passes through the foot of the light
is no slack in the string. Find the height of the house, find the distance between the ships.
kite.

ANSWER KEY
100 3 3
1. 30º 2. 45º 3. 90º 4. m 5. 9 3 cm2 6.
3 2
h tan 
7. 10 3 m 8. 45 3 m 9. 5 3 m 10. ab 11.
tan   tan 
h (tan   tan )
12. 10 3 m 13.
tan  tan 
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EXERCISE # 2
Q.1 The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a Q.8 A pole 5 m high is fixed on the top of a tower.
point A on the ground is 60º. After a flight of The angle of elevation of the top of the pole
15 seconds, the angle of elevation changes to observed from a point A on the ground is 60º
30º. If the jet plane is flying at a constant height and the angle of depression of the point A from
of 1500 3 m, find the speed of the jet plane. the top of the tower is 45º. Find the height of
the tower.
Q.2 Determine the height of a mountain if the
elevation of its top at an unknown distance Q.9 An electric pole is 10 metres high. If its

from the base is 45º and at a distance 10 km shadow is 10 3 metres in length, find the
further off from the mountain, along the same elevation of the sun.
line, the angle of elevation is 30º.
Q.10 The angle of elevation of the top of a tower,
(Use tan 30º = 0.5774). from a point on the ground and at a distance of
30 m from its foot, is 30°. Find the height of
Q.3 The angles of elevation of the top of a rock
the tower.
from the top and the foot of a 100 m high tower
are 30º and 45º respectively. Find the height of Q.11 From a point P on the level ground, the angle of
the rock. elevation of the top of a tower is 30°. If the
tower is 100 m high, how far is P from the foot
Q.4 A man on the deck of a ship is 16m above
water level. He observes that the angle of of tower? Take 3 = 1.732
elevation of the top of a cliff is 45º and the Q.12 A kite is flying at a height of 60 metres from
angle of depression of the base is 30º. Calculate the level ground, attached to a string inclined at
the distance of the cliff from the ship and the 60° to the horizontal. Find the length of the
height of the cliff. string.
Q.5 From the top of a cliff 50 m high, the angles of Q.13 A circus artist is climbing a 20 m long rope,
depression of the top and bottom of a tower are which is tightly stretched and tied from the top
observed to be 30º and 45º respectively. Find of a vertical pole to the ground. Find the height
the height of the tower. of the pole, if the angle made by the rope with
Q.6 An aeroplane, when 3000m high, passes the ground level is 30°.
vertically above another aeroplane at an instant
Q.14 If the length of a shadow cast by a pole be 3
when the angles of elevation of the two
times the length of the pole, find the angle of
aeroplanes from the same point on the ground
elevation of the sun.
are 60º and 45º respectively. Find the vertical
distance between the aeroplanes at that instant. Q.15 A river is 60 m wide. A tree of unknown height
is on one bank. The angle of elevation of the
Q.7 The angle of elevation of the top of a hill at the
top of the tree from the point exactly opposite
foot of a tower is 60º and the angle of elevation
to the foot of the tree, on the other bank, is 30°.
of the top of the tower from the foot of the hill
Find the height of the tree.
is 30º. If the tower is 50m high, what is the
height of the hill ?
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Q.16 An electrician has to repair an electric fault on Q.19 The horizontal distance between two towers is
a pole of height 5 m. He needs to reach a point 140 m. The angle of elevation of the top of the
1.3 m below the top of the pole to undertake the first tower when seen from the top of the
second tower is 30°. If the height of the second
repair work (as shown in the adjoining figure).
tower is 60 m, find the height of the first tower.
What should be the length of the ladder that he
Q.20 A girl, 1.6 m tall, is 20 m away from a tower
should use which, when inclined at an angle of
and observes that the angle of elevation of the
60° to the horizontal, would enable him to
top of the tower is 60°. Find the height of the
reach the required position? Also, how far from
tower. Take 3 = 1.73
the foot of the pole should he place the foot of
Q.21 An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a
the ladder? Take 3 = 1.73
chimney. The angle of elevation of the top of
A the chimney from his eye is 45°. What is the
height of the chimney?
1.3m
Q.22 From a point on the ground, the angles of
B
elevation of the bottom and the top of a
transmission tower fixed at the top of a 20 m
5m

Ladder high building are 45° and 60° respectively.

Find the height of the tower.
Q.23 From a point P on the ground the angle of
60º elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building is
C
30°. A flag is hoisted at the top of the building
Q.17 A bridge across a river makes an angle of 45° and the angle of elevation of the top of the
with the river bank. If the length of the bridge flagstaff from P is 45°. Find the length of the
flagstaff and the distance of the building from
across the river is 200 metres, what is the
breadth of the river? the point P. (Take 3 = 1.732)

Q.24 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° and
from the same point the angle of elevation of
River Bridge the top of the pedestal is 45°. Find the height of
200 m the pedestal.
45º Q.25 From a point P on the ground, the angle of
elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building and
a helicopter, hovering over the top of the
building, are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the
Q.18 The upper part of a tree broken by wind, falls to
height of the helicopter above the ground.
the ground without being detached. The top of
the broken part touches the ground at an angle Q.26 The angle of elevation of the top of a building
from the foot of a tower is 30° and the angle of
of 30° at a point 8 m from the foot of the tree.
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot
Calculate (i) the height at which the tree is
of the building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high,
broken. (ii) the original height of the tree. find the height of the building.

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Q.27 A T.V. tower stands vertically on a bank of a Q.33 Two pillars of equal height stand on either side
canal. From a point on the other bank directly of a roadway which is 80 m wide. At a point in
opposite the tower, the angle of elevation of the the road between pillars, the elevations of the
top of the tower is 60°. From another point 20 pillars are 60° and 30°. Find the height of the
m away from this point on the line joining this pillars and the position of the point.
point to the foot of tower, the angle of elevation Q.34 In the adjoining figure, from the top of a
of the top of the tower is 30°. Find the height of building AB, 60 metres high, the angles of
the tower and the width of the canal. depression of the top and the bottom of a
Q.28 The angle of elevation of the top of a tower vertical lamp post CD are observed to be 30°
and 60° respectively. Find (i) the horizontal
from a point A (on the ground) is 30°. On
distance between AB and CD. (ii) the height of
walking 50 m towards the tower, the angle of
the lamp post CD.
elevation is found to be 60°. Calculate: (i) the
height of the tower (correct to one decimal A
place), (ii) the distance of the tower from A. 30º
60º
Q.29 As observed from the top of a 75 m high C
lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of
depression of two ships are 30° and 45°. If one
ship is exactly behind the other on the same
side of the lighthouse, find the distance
between the two ships. B D

Q.30 From the top of a cliff 150 m high, the angles Q.35 The angles of depression of the top and the
of depression of two boats are 60° and 30°. bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a
Find the distance between the boats, if the boats multi-storied building are 30° and 45°
are (i) on the same side of cliff. (ii) on the respectively. Find the height of the multi-
opposite sides of the cliff. storied building and the distance between the
two buildings.
Q.31 The shadow of a tower standing on a level
ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Q.36 The angle of elevation of the top of an
unfinished tower at a point distant 120 m from
sun's altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find
its base is 45°. How much higher must the
the height of the tower.
tower be raised so that its angle of elevation at
Q.32 The shadow of a vertical tower on level ground the same point may be 60°?
increases by 10 m, when the altitude of the sun
Q.37 From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle
changes from 45° to 30°. Using the given
of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60°
figure, find the height of the tower correct to
and the angle of depression of its foot is 45°.
1
of a metre. Determine the height of the tower.
10
Q.38 A window in a building is at a height of 10m
from the ground. The angle of depression of a
point P on the ground from the window is 30º.
The angle of elevation of the top of the building
30º 45º from the point P is 60º. Find the height of the
10 m building.

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Q.39 The angle of elevation of the top of a tower Q.40 A boy standing on a horizontal plane finds a
from a point on the same level as the foot of the bird flying at a distance of 100 m from him at
tower is 30º. On advancing 150 meters towards an elevation of 30º. A girl standing on the roof
the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of 20 metre high building finds the angle of
becomes 60º. Find the height of the tower. elevation of the same bird to be 45º. Both the
boy and the girl are on opposite sides of the
bird. Find the distance of the bird from the girl.

ANSWER KEY
1. 720 km/hr 2. 13.66 km 3. 236.6 m 4. 27.712m ; 43.712 m 5. 21.13 m

6. 1268 m 7. 150 m 8. 6.83 m 9. 30º 10. 10 3

11. 173.2 m 12. 40 3 13. 10 m 14. 30º 15. 20 3 m

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16. 4.28 m ; 2.14 m 17. 141.4 m 18.(i) 3 m ; (ii) 8 3 m 19. 140.83 m
3

20. 36.2 m 21. 30 m 22. 20( 3  1) m 23. 7.32 m ; 17.32 m 24. 0.8( 3  1) m

2
25. 30 m 26. 16 m 27. 10 3 m ; 10 m 28. (i) 43.3 m ; (ii) 75 m 29. 50 3 m
3

30. (i) 173.2 m ; (ii) 346.4 m 31. 20 3 m 32. 13.7 m

33. 20 3 m, 20 m from the pillar whose angle of elevation is 60º

34. (i) 34.64 m ; (ii) 40 m 35. 4(3  3 ) m ; 4(3  3 ) 36. 87.84 m

37. 7 ( 3  1) m 38. 30 m 39. 75 3 m 40. 30 2 m

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