EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Heights and Distances - 2
Chapter : Some Applications of Trigonometry
Grade : CBSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
From a point 50 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 cliff.
  • (i)
    31.87 m
  • (ii)
    25.87 m
  • (iii)
    28.87 m
  • (iv)
    33.87 m
  • (v)
    23.87 m
Question 2
2.
From a point 130 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 30° respectively. Find the height of the pillar.
  • (i)
    150.11 m
  • (ii)
    154.11 m
  • (iii)
    174.11 m
  • (iv)
    132.11 m
  • (v)
    135.11 m
Question 3
3.
The angles of depression of two boats from the top of a cliff 80 m high are 30° and 45° respectively. Find the distance between the boats, if the boats are on the same side of the cliff .
  • (i)
    61.57 m
  • (ii)
    53.57 m
  • (iii)
    58.57 m
  • (iv)
    55.57 m
  • (v)
    63.57 m
Question 4
4.
The angles of depression of two boats from the top of a cliff 120 m high are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the distance between the boats, if the boats are on the opposite sides of the cliff .
  • (i)
    277.14 m
  • (ii)
    272.14 m
  • (iii)
    294.14 m
  • (iv)
    250.14 m
  • (v)
    279.14 m
Question 5
5.
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 15 min for the angle of depression to change from 45° to 60°, how soon after this, will the car reach the observation tower?
  • (i)
    22 min 31 sec
  • (ii)
    19 min 28 sec
  • (iii)
    18 min 26 sec
  • (iv)
    21 min 30 sec
  • (v)
    20 min 29 sec
Question 6
6.
The shadow of a vertical tower BA on a level ground is increased by 25 m, when the altitude of the sun changes from 45° to 30°. Find the height of the tower .
  • (i)
    34.16 m
  • (ii)
    31.16 m
  • (iii)
    39.16 m
  • (iv)
    29.16 m
  • (v)
    37.16 m
Question 7
7.
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 140 m , find the height of the cliff.
  • (i)
    56.25 m
  • (ii)
    46.25 m
  • (iii)
    54.25 m
  • (iv)
    51.25 m
  • (v)
    48.25 m
Question 8
8.
A man in a boat rowing away from a lighthouse 95 m high, takes 4.5 min to change the angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse from 60° to 45°. Find the speed of the boat.
  • (i)
    0.15 m/sec
  • (ii)
    2.15 m/sec
  • (iii)
    1.15 m/sec
  • (iv)
    8.15 m/sec
  • (v)
    7.15 m/sec
Question 9
9.
A man 1.6 m tall stands at a distance of 4.8 m from a lamp post and casts a shadow of 3.9 m on the ground. Find the height of the lamp post .
  • (i)
    5.57 m
  • (ii)
    4.57 m
  • (iii)
    1.57 m
  • (iv)
    2.57 m
  • (v)
    3.57 m
Question 10
10.
Two vertical poles are on either side of a road. A 26 m long ladder is placed between the two poles. When the ladder rests against one pole, it makes an angle of 60° with the pole and when it is turned to rest against another pole, it makes an angle of 45° with the road. Find the width of the road.
  • (i)
    28.38 m
  • (ii)
    34.38 m
  • (iii)
    31.38 m
  • (iv)
    26.38 m
  • (v)
    36.38 m
Question 11
11.
If P is the point of observation and the observed object is at point O, which of the following angles represent the angle of elevation ?
  • (i)
    ∠f
  • (ii)
    ∠g
  • (iii)
    ∠d
  • (iv)
    ∠e
Question 12
12.
If P is the point of observation and the observed object is at point O, which of the following angles represent the angle of depression ?
  • (i)
    ∠a
  • (ii)
    ∠d
  • (iii)
    ∠c
  • (iv)
    ∠b
    Assignment Key

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