Ch-20 Height and distance
Ch-20 Height and distance
PRACTICE SHEET
1. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower
form the top and foot of a pole are (a) 36.3 m (b) 37.3 m
respectively 300 and 450 is hT is the height of (c) 38.3 m (d) 39.3 m
the tower and hp is the height of the pole,
then which of the following are correct? 6. A vertical tower standing on a leveled field
2hp hT is mounted with a vertical flag staff of
1. hP2 length 3 m. From a point on the field, the
3 3 angles of elevation of the bottom and tip of
hT hp hP the flag staff are 300 and 450, respectively.
2.
3 1 2 Which one of the following gives the best
approximation to the height of the tower?
2 hp hT
3. 4 3 (a) 3.90 m (b) 4.00 m
hp (c) 4.10 m (d) 4.25 m
Select the correct answer using the code
given below: 7. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only from a point 20 m away from its base is
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 450. What is the height of the tower?
(a) 10 m (b) 20 m
2. From the top of a lighthouse, 100 m high, (c) 30 m (d) 40 m
the angle of depression of a boat is
5 8. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower
tan 1 . What is the distance between the standing on a horizontal plane from two
12 points on a line passing through the foot of
boat and the lighthouse? the tower at distances 49 m and 36 m are
(a) 120 m (b) 180 m 430 and 470 respectively. What is the height
(c) 240 m (d) 360 m of the tower?
(a) 40 m (b) 42 m
3. The top of a hill when observed from the top (c) 45 m (d) 47 m
and bottom of a building of height h is at
angles of elevation p and q respectively. 9. A lamp post stands on a horizontal plane.
What is the height of the hill? From a point situated at a distance 150 m
(a) h cot q (b)
h cot p from its foot, the angle of elevation of the
cot q cot p cot p cot q top is 300. What is the height of the lamp
post?
16. The top of a hill observed from the top and 23. A tower of height 15 m stands vertically on
bottom of a building of height h is at angles the ground. From a point on the ground the
of elevation α and β respectively. The height angle of elevation of the top of the tower is
of the hill is found to be 300. What is the distance of the
point from the foot of the tower?
(a) h cot (b) h cot
cot cot cot cot (a) 15 3 m (b) 10 3
(c) h cos (d) h 28. Two poles are 10 m and 20 m high. The line
tan tan cos joining their tops makes an angle of 150
with the horizontal. What is the
approximate distance between the poles?
26. An aero plane flying at a height of 300 m (a) 35.3m (b) 37.3 m
above the ground passes vertically above (c) 41 m (d) 44 m
another plane at an instant when the
angles of elevation of two planes from the 29. From the top of a lighthouse 120 m above
same point on the ground are 600 and 450 , the sea, the of depression of a boat is 150.
respectively. What is the height of the lower What is the distance of the boat from the
plane from the ground? lighthouse?
(a) 50 m (b) 100 m (a) 400 m (b) 421 m
3 (c) 444 m (d) 460 m
(c) 100 3 m (d) 150
3 1 m
30. The angle of elevation of the top of a flag
post from a point 5 m away from its base is
27. A man standing on the bank of a river 750. What is the approximate height of the
observes that the angle of elevation of the flag post?
top of a tree just on the opposite bank is (a) 15 m (b) 17 m
600. The angle of elevation is 300 from a (c) 19 m (d) 21 m
point at a distance y m from the bank.
What is the height of the tree?
ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (c)
6. What is the angle of elevation of the Sun, 11. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower
when the shadow of a pole of height x m is from two points P and Q at distances m2
x m? and n2 respectively, from the base and in
the same straight line with it are
3 complementary. The height of the tower is
[CDS 2013 (II)] [CDS 2015 (I)]
(a) 30° (b) 45° (a) (mn)1/2 (b) mn1/2
(c) 60° (d) 75° (c) m1/2n (d) mn
32. On a plane area there are two vertical 37. From an aero-plane flying above a river at
towers separated by 100 feet apart. The an altitude of 1200m, it is observed that the
shorter tower is 40 feet tall. A pole of length angles of depression of opposite points on
6 feet stands on the line joining the base of the two banks of a river are 30° and . If the
two towers so that the tip of the towers and width of the river is 3000m, then which one
tip of the pole are also on the same line. If of the following is correct?
the distance of the pole form the shorter [CDS-2021-2
tower is 75feet, then what is the height of (a) <30° (b) 30° < < 45°
the taller tower (approximately)? (c) 45° < < 60° (d) 60° < < 90°
[CDS-2020-1]
(a) 85feet (b) 110feet 38. An aeroplane is observed to the
(c) 125feet (d) 140fet approaching the airport. It is at a distance
of 10km from the point of observation on
33. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower the ground and makes an angle of
from two points at distances p and q from elevation. If the aeroplane is at a height of
the base and on the same straight line are 8km above the ground, then which one of
27° and 63° respectively. What is the height the following is correct?
of the tower? [CDS-2022-1]
[CDS-2020-1]
(a) pq (b) pq (a) 0 < < 30° (b) 30° < < 45°
(c) 45° < < 60° (d) 60° < < 90°
pq pq
(c) (d)
2 2 39. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower
of height x meter from a point on the
34. A pole on the ground leans at 60° with the ground is found to be 60°. By going y meter
vertical. At a point x metre away from the away from that point, it becomes 30°.
base of the pole on the ground, two halves Which one of the following relations is
of the pole subtened the same angle. If the correct?
pole and point are in the same vertical [CDS-2022-1]
plane, then what is the length of the pole? (a) x = y (b) 2x = 3y
[CDS-2021-1] (c) 2x = √3𝑦 (d) 2y = √3𝑥
(a) 2x metre (b) 3x metre
(c) 2x metre (d) 2 2x metre Consider the following for the next two
(02) items that follow:
35. A vertical tower standing at the corner of a The angle of elevation of a cloud at C from
rectangular field subtends angles of 60° a point (P), H metres above the surface of a
lake is 30°. The height of the cloud from
and 45° at the two nearer corners. If is
the angle that the tower subtends at the the surface of the lake is 2H metres. Let
be the angle of depression of the reflection
farthest corner, then what is cot equal to?
of the cloud in the lake from the point P.
[CDS-2021-1]
1
(a) (b) 2 40. What is the value of ?
2 [CDS 2022 (II)]
2 4 (a) 30°
(c) (d)
3 3 (b) 45°
(c) 60°
(d)cannot be determined due to insufficient
36. A ladder 10m long reaches a point 10m data
below the top of a vertical flagstaff. From
foot of the ladder, the elevation of top of the