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Some Applications of Trigonometry

 Some Applications of Trigonometry


o Line of sight: It is the line drawn from the eye of an observer to a point on the object
viewed by the observer.
o Angle of Elevation:

Let P be the position of the eye of the observer. Let Q be the object above the
horizontal line PR.
Angle of elevation of the object Q with respect to the observer P is the angle
made by the line of sight PQ with the horizontal line PR. That is, ∠QPR is the
angle of elevation.


o Angle of Depression

Let P be the position of the eye of the observer. Let Q be the object below the
horizontal line PX.
Angle of depression of the object Q with respect to the observer P is the angle
made by the line of sight PQ with the horizontal line PX. That is, ∠XPQ is the
angle of depression. It can be seen that
∠PQR = ∠XPQ [Alternate interior angles]
The height or length of an object or the distance between two distant objects
can be calculated by using trigonometric ratios.

Example:

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The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from the foot of a building is
60° and the angle of elevation of the top of the building from the foot of
the tower is 30°. If the building is 16 m tall, then what is the height of the
tower?
Solution:

Let AB and CD be the building and the tower respectively.


It is given that, angles of elevation ∠ADB = 30°, ∠CBD = 60°
In ΔABD,

Now, in ΔCBD

Thus, the height of the tower is 48 m.

Example:
Two wells are located on the opposite sides of a 18 m tall building. As
observed from the top of the building, the angles of depression of the two
wells are 30° and 45°. Find the distance between the wells. [Use ]
Solution:
The given situation can be represented as
Here, PQ is the building. A and B are the positions of the two wells such
that:
∠XPB = 30°, ∠XPA =45°
Now, ∠PAQ = ∠XPA = 45°
∠PBQ = ∠XPB = 30°

In ΔPAQ, we have

In ΔPBQ, we have

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