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Some Applications of Trigonometry
CH09 Question Bank
CBSE_CH09_QUESTION_BANK
Grade 10
Question:
From the top of a $50$ m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is $60^\circ$, and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower is $30^\circ$. Find the height of the tower and the distance between the building and the tower.
Step-by-Step Solution
Key Concept: Split into two right triangles: one using the depression angle to find the horizontal distance (the two structures' bases lie on the same horizontal level), and another using the elevation angle to find the extra height of the tower above the building's height.
Let $d$ be the horizontal distance between the building and the tower, and let the tower's height be $H$. Using the angle of depression to the tower's foot ($30^\circ$), and noting this angle equals the angle of elevation of the top of the building as seen from the tower's foot: $\tan30^\circ=\dfrac{50}{d}\Rightarrow\dfrac{1}{\sqrt3}=\dfrac{50}{d}$. [1.5 Marks]
$d=50\sqrt3$ m. [1.0 Mark]
Using the angle of elevation to the top of the tower ($60^\circ$) from the top of the building, the extra height above the building's own height is $x$: $\tan60^\circ=\dfrac{x}{d}\Rightarrow\sqrt3=\dfrac{x}{50\sqrt3}$. [1.0 Mark]
$x=50\sqrt3\times\sqrt3=150$ m. Total height of tower $H=50+150=200$ m. [1.5 Marks]
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