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2. From the top of a cliff 100 m high the angle of
depression of the top and bottom of a tower are 45 °
and 60 ° respectively. The height of the tower is –

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3. The earth wire connected to the top of an electricity pole and its
other end side is joint from ground. The foot of wire is 2.5 m
away from pole and the wire is making an angle of 60 ° with the
elevation of the ground. Determine the height of pole.

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4. The tops of two poles of height 60 meters and 35 meters are
connected by a rope. If the rope makes an angle with the
horizontal whose tangent is 5/9 metre then what is the distance 9
in m) between the two poles?

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5. From a point P, the angle of elevation of a tower is such that its
tangent is ¾. On Walking 560 m towards the tower the tangent
of the angle of elevations of the tower becomes 4/3. What is the
height (in meters) of the tower?

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6. Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to each other
on either side of a road which is 100 m wide. From a point
between them on road angles of elevation of their tops are 30 °
and 60 °. The height of each pole ( in m) is –

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7. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the
ground is 45°. After flying for 15 seconds, the elevation changes
to 30 °. If the aeroplane is flying at a height of 2500 m, then the
speed of the aeroplane in km/h is –

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8. The angle of Elevation of the top of a tower from three points A,
B C in a straight line throughout the foot of the tower are θ, 2θ
and 3θ respectively. If AB = a, the height of the tower is –

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9. From the top of a cliff 25 m high the angle of elevation of a
tower is found to be equal to the angle of depression of the foot
of the tower . Find the height of the tower.

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10. A Tower stands on the top of a building which is 40 meters
high. The angle of depression of a point situated on the ground
from the top and bottom of the tower are found to be 60 ° and
45 ° respectively. Height of the tower is ?

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11. A telegraph post is bent at a point above the ground . Its top
just touches the ground at a distance of 8√3 m from its foot and
makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal . The horizontal
height (in m) of the post is –

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12. A 1.6 m tall observer is 45 m away from a tower. The angle of
elevation from his eye to the top of the tower is 30 °, then the
height of the tower in m is – ( √3 = 1.732)

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13. From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top
of a 10 m tall building is 30 °. A flag is hoisted at the top of the
building and the angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff
from P is 45°. Find the length of the flagstaff. ( Take √3 = 1.732)

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14. On a ground , there is vertical tower with a flagpole on its top.
At a point 9 m away from the foot of the tower, the angles of
elevation of the top and bottom of the flagpole are 60 ° and 30 °
respectively. The height of the flagpole is –

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15. Length of the shadow of a person is X when the angle of
elevation of the sum is 45°. If the length of the shadow increases
by (√3-1 )x m, then the angle of elevation of sun should become
–

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16. A ladder 15 metres long just reaches the top of a
vertical wall. If the ladder makes an angle of 60° with
the wall, then the height of the wall will be
A) 7.5m (B) 7.7m (C) 8.5m (D) 8.8m

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17. An observer 1.5 metres tall is 20.5 metres away
from a tower 22 metres high. Determine the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the eye of the
observer.
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°

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18. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from
certain point is 30°. If the observer moves 20 metres
towards the tower, the angle of elevation of the top
increases by 15°. Find the height of the tower.
(A) 10 (√3 + 1) (B) 5√3 (C) 5 (√3 + 1)
(D) 10√3

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19. If at some time, the length of the shadow of a tower
is √3 times its height, then the angle of elevation of the
sun, at that time is:
(a) 15° (b) 30 (c) 45° (d) 60°

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20. A Telegraph post is bent at a point above the
ground due to storm. Its top just meets the ground at a
distance of 8√3 meters from its foot and makes an
angle of 30 °, then the height of the point is :
a) 16 meters b) 26 meters c) 24 meters d) 10 meters

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