SSC Board Practice

SSC Grade X - Applications of Trigonometry
Question 1
1.
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 8 min for the angle of depression to change from 30° to 45°, how soon after this, will the car reach the observation tower?
  • 13 min 59 sec
  • 7 min 53 sec
  • 10 min 56 sec
  • 11 min 57 sec
  • 9 min 55 sec
Question 2
2.
There are two temples one on each bank of a river, just opposite to each other. One of the temples is 30 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 width of the river .
  • 30.00 m
  • 35.00 m
  • 25.00 m
  • 27.00 m
  • 33.00 m
Question 3
3.
    • A
    • building
    • stands vertically on the ground.
    • From a point on the ground,
    • the angle of elevation
    • of the top of the
    • building
    • is found to be
    • 45°
    • .
    • If the distance between the point and the foot of the
    • building
    • is
    • 10 m
    • ,
    • find the distance between
    • the observation point and the top of the
    • building
    • .
  • 20



    3
    m
  • 5



    12
    m
  • 10



    2
    m
  • 10
    m
  • 20
    m
Question 4
4.
The angles of depression of two boats from the top of a cliff 190 m high are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the distance between the boats, if the boats are on the same side of the cliff .
  • 202.39 m
  • 235.39 m
  • 219.39 m
  • 243.39 m
  • 191.39 m
Question 5
5.
From the top of a light house which is 50 m high from the sea level, the angles of depression of two ships are 60° 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.
  • 57.73 m
  • 60.73 m
  • 52.73 m
  • 62.73 m
  • 54.73 m
Question 6
6.
From a point 160 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.
  • 92.38 m
  • 95.38 m
  • 87.38 m
  • 97.38 m
  • 89.38 m
Question 7
7.
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 ?
  • ∠g
  • ∠e
  • ∠d
  • ∠f
Question 8
8.
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 30° and 45° and the distance between them is 190 m , find the height of the cliff.
  • 72.55 m
  • 64.55 m
  • 69.55 m
  • 66.55 m
  • 74.55 m
Question 9
9.
    • A
    • tower
    • stands vertically on the ground.
    • The height of the
    • tower
    • is
    • 90
      m
    • .
    • The distance between the observation point and its foot
    • is
    • 90
      m
    • .
    • Find the angle of elevation.
  • 60°
  • 30°
  • 75°
  • 45°
  • 105°
Question 10
10.
    • A
    • radio tower
    • stands vertically on the ground.
    • From a point on the ground,
    • the angle of elevation
    • of the top of the
    • radio tower
    • is found to be
    • 45°
    • .
    • If the height of the
    • radio tower
    • is
    • 170 m
    • ,
    • find the distance between
    • the observation point and the top of the
    • radio tower
    • .
  • 340
    m
  • 170



    2
    m
  • 340



    3
    m
  • 85



    12
    m
  • 170
    m