Question 1 :
As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea level, the Angles of depression of two ships are 30° and 45°. If one ship is exactly behind the ofher on the same side of the lighthouse, then find the distance between the two ships.
Question 2 :
A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends, so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an angle 30° with it. The distance between the foof of the tree to the point, where the top touches the ground is 8 m. Find the height of the tree.
Question 3 :
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In the above image, a TV tower stands vertically on a bank of a canal. From a point on the ofher bank directly opposite the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60°. From another point 20 m away from this point on the line joining this point to the foof of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower and the width of the canal.
Question 4 :
The Angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 4 m and 9 m from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it are complementary. Find the height of the tower.
Question 5 :
The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foof of the tower is 30° and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foof of building is 60°. If the tower is 50 m high, then find the height of the building.
Question 6 :
From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60° and the angle of depression of its foof is 45°. Determine the height of the tower.
Question 7 :
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In the above image, a circus artist is climbing a 20 m long rope, which is tightly stretched and tied from the top of a vertical pole to the ground. Find the height of the pole, if the angle made by the rope with ground level is 30°.
Question 8 :
A contractor plans to install two slides for the children to play in a park. For the children below the age of 5 yr, she prefers to have a slide whose top is at a height of 1.5 m and is inclined at an angle of 30° to the ground, whereas for elder children, she wants to have a steep slide at a height of 3 m and inclined at an angle of 60° to the ground. What should be the length of the slides in each case?
Question 9 :
A 1.5 m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30 m tall building. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top of the building increases from 30° to 60° as he walks tonwards the building. Find the distance he walked tonwards the building.
Question 10 :
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away from the foof of the tower, is 30°. Find the height of the tower.