EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Heights and Distances2
Chapter : Applications of Trigonometry
Grade : SSC Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
Two boys are on opposite sides of a tower of 70 m height. They measure the angle of elevation of the top of the tower as 45° and 60° respectively. Find the distance between the two boys.
  • (i)
    (
    70



    6
    +
    70

    3



    18
    )
    m
  • (ii)
    (
    2
    +



    3
    )
    m
  • (iii)
    (
    35



    6
    +
    35



    2
    )
    m
  • (iv)
    (
    70
    +
    70

    3



    3
    )
    m
  • (v)
    9800

    3
    m
Question 2
2.
A person, walking 10 m from a point toward a flagpost , observes that its angle of elevation changes from 30° to 45°. Find the height of the flagpost .
  • (i)
    (
    2
    +



    3
    )
    m
  • (ii)
    (
    5



    3
    +
    5
    )
    m
  • (iii)
    50
    m
  • (iv)
    (
    15

    2



    2
    +
    5

    2



    6
    )
    m
  • (v)
    (
    5



    18
    +
    5



    6
    )
    m
Question 3
3.
A flagstaff stands on the top of a building at a distance of 45 m away from the foot of building . The angle of elevation of the top of the flagstaff is 60° and the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 30°. Find the height of the flagstaff .
  • (i)
    30



    3
    m
  • (ii)
    30
    m
  • (iii)
    30



    18
    m
  • (iv)
    45



    2
    m
  • (v)
    90
    m
Question 4
4.
There are two temples one on each bank of a river, just opposite to each other. One of the temples is 90 m high. As observed from the top of this temple, the angles of depression of the top and foot of the other temple are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the width of the river .
  • (i)
    56.96 m
  • (ii)
    48.96 m
  • (iii)
    51.96 m
  • (iv)
    46.96 m
  • (v)
    54.96 m
Question 5
5.
There are two temples one on each bank of a river, just opposite to each other. One of the temples is 190 m high. As observed from the top of this temple, the angles of depression of the top and foot of the other temple are 30° and 45° respectively. Find the height of the other temple.
  • (i)
    83.29 m
  • (ii)
    77.29 m
  • (iii)
    85.29 m
  • (iv)
    75.29 m
  • (v)
    80.29 m
Question 6
6.
Two poles of equal height are standing opposite to each other on either side of a road which is 45 m wide. From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the poles are 60° and 30° respectively. Find the height of each pole and the distances of the point from the two poles .
  • (i)
      • height =
      • 19.49 m
      • , distances away =
      • 33.75 m
      • ,
      • 11.25 m
  • (ii)
      • height =
      • 17.49 m
      • , distances away =
      • 31.75 m
      • ,
      • 9.25 m
  • (iii)
      • height =
      • 20.49 m
      • , distances away =
      • 34.75 m
      • ,
      • 12.25 m
  • (iv)
      • height =
      • 21.49 m
      • , distances away =
      • 35.75 m
      • ,
      • 13.25 m
  • (v)
      • height =
      • 18.49 m
      • , distances away =
      • 32.75 m
      • ,
      • 10.25 m
Question 7
7.
From the top of a light house which is 55 m high from the sea level, the angles of depression of two ships are 45° and 30°. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the light house , find the distance between the two ships.
  • (i)
    37.25 m
  • (ii)
    45.25 m
  • (iii)
    35.25 m
  • (iv)
    40.25 m
  • (v)
    43.25 m
Question 8
8.
From the top of a 20 m high building , the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 45° and the angle of depression of its foot is 30°. Find the height of the cable tower.
  • (i)
    59.64 m
  • (ii)
    49.64 m
  • (iii)
    57.64 m
  • (iv)
    51.64 m
  • (v)
    54.64 m
Question 9
9.
The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of a tower is 30°. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60°. If the height of the tower is 85 m, find the height of the building .
  • (i)
    28.33 m
  • (ii)
    33.33 m
  • (iii)
    31.33 m
  • (iv)
    23.33 m
  • (v)
    25.33 m
Question 10
10.
A flag is hoisted at the top of a building . From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the flag staff is 60° and the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 30°. If the height of the building is 10 m, find the height of the flag staff .
  • (i)
    15.00 m
  • (ii)
    20.00 m
  • (iii)
    25.00 m
  • (iv)
    17.00 m
  • (v)
    23.00 m
Question 11
11.
A flag is hoisted at the top of a building . From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the flag staff is 45° and the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 30°. If the height of the flag staff is 13 m, find the height of the building .
  • (i)
    20.76 m
  • (ii)
    22.76 m
  • (iii)
    17.76 m
  • (iv)
    12.76 m
  • (v)
    14.76 m
Question 12
12.
From a point 60 m away from a vertical cliff, the angles of elevation of the top and the foot of a vertical pillar at the top of the cliff are 60° and 45° respectively. Find the height of the cliff.
  • (i)
    55.00 m
  • (ii)
    60.00 m
  • (iii)
    65.00 m
  • (iv)
    63.00 m
  • (v)
    57.00 m
Question 13
13.
From a point 110 m away from a vertical cliff, the angles of elevation of the top and the foot of a vertical pillar at the top of the cliff are 45° and 30° respectively. Find the height of the pillar.
  • (i)
    49.49 m
  • (ii)
    43.49 m
  • (iii)
    46.49 m
  • (iv)
    41.49 m
  • (v)
    51.49 m
Question 14
14.
The angles of depression of two boats from the top of a cliff 130 m high are 60° and 45° respectively. Find the distance between the boats, if the boats are on the same side of the cliff .
  • (i)
    54.94 m
  • (ii)
    49.94 m
  • (iii)
    59.94 m
  • (iv)
    57.94 m
  • (v)
    51.94 m
Question 15
15.
The angles of depression of two boats from the top of a cliff 110 m high are 45° and 30° respectively. Find the distance between the boats, if the boats are on the opposite sides of the cliff .
  • (i)
    317.53 m
  • (ii)
    284.53 m
  • (iii)
    316.53 m
  • (iv)
    275.53 m
  • (v)
    300.53 m
Question 16
16.
A man on the top of a vertical observation tower observes a car moving at a uniform speed coming directly towards him. If it takes 17 min for the angle of depression to change from 45° to 60°, how soon after this, will the car reach the observation tower?
  • (i)
    23 min 13 sec
  • (ii)
    24 min 14 sec
  • (iii)
    22 min 12 sec
  • (iv)
    20 min 10 sec
  • (v)
    26 min 16 sec
Question 17
17.
The shadow of a vertical tower BA on a level ground is increased by 5 m, when the altitude of the sun changes from 60° to 30°. Find the height of the tower .
  • (i)
    6.33 m
  • (ii)
    4.33 m
  • (iii)
    5.33 m
  • (iv)
    2.33 m
  • (v)
    3.33 m
Question 18
18.
A boy standing on a vertical cliff in a jungle observes two rest houses in line with him on opposite sides deep in the jungle below. If their angles of depression are 45° and 30° and the distance between them is 160 m , find the height of the cliff.
  • (i)
    53.57 m
  • (ii)
    61.57 m
  • (iii)
    63.57 m
  • (iv)
    55.57 m
  • (v)
    58.57 m
Question 19
19.
A man in a boat rowing away from a lighthouse 35 m high, takes 1.5 min to change the angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse from 45° to 30°. Find the speed of the boat.
  • (i)
    1.28 m/sec
  • (ii)
    7.28 m/sec
  • (iii)
    8.28 m/sec
  • (iv)
    0.28 m/sec
  • (v)
    2.28 m/sec
Question 20
20.
Two vertical poles are on either side of a road. A 30 m long ladder is placed between the two poles. When the ladder rests against one pole, it makes an angle of 45° with the pole and when it is turned to rest against another pole, it makes an angle of 30° with the road. Find the width of the road.
  • (i)
    50.19 m
  • (ii)
    47.19 m
  • (iii)
    44.19 m
  • (iv)
    52.19 m
  • (v)
    42.19 m
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