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Questions Involving Trigonometry and Angles of Elevation and Depression

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Questions involving Trigonometry and Angles of elevation and depression:

1. From the top of a building 80 m high, the angle of depression of a car on the road is observed to
be 45°. Find the distance of the car from the building.

2. A ladder 10 m long is leaning against a wall. If the ladder makes an angle of 60° with the ground,
find the height at which the ladder touches the wall.

3. The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point 30 m away from its base is 45°. Find the
height of the tree.

4. Two buildings are 200 m apart. From the top of the shorter building, the angle of elevation of the
top of the taller building is 20°. If the height of the shorter building is 50 m, find the height of the
taller building.

5. From a point on the ground 40 m away from the base of a tower, the angle of elevation to the top
of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.

6. A kite is flying at a height of 50 m above the ground. If the angle of elevation to the kite is 45°, find
the length of the string assuming the string is straight.

7. From a point 60 m away from a building, the angle of elevation of the top of the building is 30°.
Find the height of the building.

8. The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from a point 100 m away from its base is 25°. Find the
height of the hill.

9. A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 12 m above the water level, observes the angle of
elevation of the top of a cliff as 20° and the angle of depression of the base of the cliff as 10°. Find
the height of the cliff.

10. Two poles are standing on the opposite sides of a street, which is 60 m wide. The angles of
elevation of the tops of the poles from the midpoint of the street are 45° and 30° respectively. Find
the heights of the poles.

11. A person standing at a distance of 80 m from a building observes the angle of elevation of the top
of the building to be 30°. If the person is 1.7 m tall, find the height of the building.

12. From the top of a tower 150 m high, the angle of depression of a car on the road is 35°. Find the
distance of the car from the base of the tower.

13. A man observes the angle of elevation of the top of a tree to be 30° from a point on the ground.
After walking 20 m towards the tree, he finds the angle of elevation to be 60°. Find the height of the
tree.

14. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground is 45°. If the point is 100
m away from the base of the tower, find the height of the tower.

15. A bird is flying at a height of 200 m. The angle of elevation from a point directly under the bird to
the bird is 60°. Find the horizontal distance of the bird from that point.

16. The angle of elevation of the top of a flagpole from a point 50 m away from its base is 25°. Find
the height of the flagpole.
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17. From the top of a cliff 250 m high, the angle of depression of a boat on the sea is 30°. Find the
distance of the boat from the base of the cliff.

18. Two observers are standing on the same side of a tree. The angles of elevation of the top of the
tree from their positions are 40° and 20° respectively. If the height of the tree is 30 m, find the
distance between the two observers.

19. A balloon is observed at an angle of elevation of 45° from a point on the ground. After rising 100
m vertically, the angle of elevation becomes 60°. Find the initial height of the balloon.

20. From the top of a lighthouse 60 m high, the angles of depression of two ships are observed to be
30° and 45° respectively. Find the distance between the two ships if they are on the same side of the
lighthouse.

Answers :

1. 80 m
2. 8.66 m
3. 30 m
4. 122.46 m
5. 23.09 m
6. 70.71 m
7. 34.64 m
8. 46.63 m
9. 63.73 m
10. 60 m and 34.64 m
11. 45.77 m
12. 214.32 m
13. 17.32 m
14. 100 m
15. 115.47 m
16. 23.26 m
17. 433.01 m
18. 28.28 m
19. 36.60 m
20. 34.64 m

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