MATHEMATICS: APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY CH-138

Cio, 4, ABCD is a rectangle with DC = 8 cm and BC = 6 cm. Line

M
Q.4. ment CM is dran making an angle of 30° with DC, intersecting AD
segme
of CM and DM.
M. Find the lengths
in
90 30
cm
Fig. 4

D Q

In Fig. 5,
5, ABCD
ABCD is a rectangle in which segments AP and AQ are
Q.5. In Fig.
drawn as shown. Find the length of (AP + AQ).
6) Cm
Fig. 5

ABCD 1s a parallelogram in which DC 10 cm and =

o.6. In Fig. 6, 3
to DC. If ZADC= 60°, find
BC 4 3 cm. AP is perpendicular 60
the length of AP. 10 cm
Fig. 6

a tower is 60° and

the angle of
of elevation of the top of a hill at the foot of
0.7. The angle foot of the hill is 30°. If the tower is 50 high,
m what is
of the tower from the
elevation of top
the height of the hill? of elevation of the top of
the cliff
o n either side of a cliff 80 m high observe the angles
Q.8. Two men Find the distance between the
two men.
to be 30° and 60° respectively. tall tree stands on the
of a 100 m wide river and a
Q.9. There is a
small island in the middle and in line with the 2
opposite each other on the two banks,
island. P'and Q are points directly 30 and 45,
of the tree from P and Q are respectively
of the top
tree.If the angles of elevation
of
find the height of the tree. side of a light-house. The angles of depression
in the sea on either 45° respectively. f
the
Q.10. Two ships are sailing light-house a r e 60° and

as observed
from the top of the
two ships
of the light-house.
distance between the shipsis 200 m, find the height
of depression of a
ground. The angle
of 10 mfrom the of the
a height
Q.11. Awindow in a building
is at
30°. The angle of elevation of the top
is
from the window
point P on the ground the height of thebuilding
from the point P is 60°. Find fronm the ground passes
vertically below
building at a height of
3125 m
from the s a m e
Q12. An aeroplane when flying of elevation of the two planes
when the angles between the two planes
another plane at an instant Find the distance
are 30° and
60° respectively.
point on the ground at an
atthat instant. above another aeroplane
metres high passes vertically and 45°
60°
5 . An aeroplane when 3000 at the same
observation point are
of elevation
nstant when their angles is the one than
the other?
45° than
metres higher the Sun's altitude is
respectively. How many shorter when
is x metres
Q14 A tower is 50 m high. Its shadowcorrect to the nearest cm. rS of the
is 30°. Find the value of x of height 50 m. From the top
O1 When it highway road leads to the foot of a tower is
are 30° and 60°. What
A straight on the highway
of two cars standing tower?
angles of depressioncars and how far is each car from the
, the the top of
a
the two of elevation of
e distance between the bank ofa river observes that the angle
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finds the angle of of tho
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witha
tiag pole
on the top of the tower. Dan
ower
Ht
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plane there is a
vertical
tov:?: the angle
of e l e v a t i o n of the At
p and botton tootupH
height of the tower
horizontal
foot of the
A this
Q.17. On a

point 9 metres away

from the Find the and flag aher km F i

60° and 30respectively.

Pole Fom
ne

b0°
flag pole are
flagstaff oc elevati
Z

of the
by a walkung be

height3
surmounted
mounted on it. and is
stands on a
horizontal plane
of the
bottom of the flagstaff isAht
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orned i o

Q18.
Avertical tower
the angle of elevation
the t o w e r and the
horizontaland neltres
tonvard
ange
of th

o n the plane,
m. At a point

the top of the flagstaffis

60°. Determine the height of istance I h e
60°
F i r

1 9 . A 10 m high pole iscorrect

fixed onto 2
the top of aplaces
decimal tower. The angle of elevation of the
of the
tonpoint
of a P from
2r o m
elevation
apoin
is
1t0 0

IWrite the a n s w e r
of depression of thepoin
pole depres

is 60°. The angle

P on the ground
ot

as observed from a point

of the tower.
45°. Find the height
a n g l e

of depression of the top and botto helicopter:

the top of the tower is the

of building 60 m high, the angles of a

Q.20. From the top 60° respectively. Find
a
to be 30° and
observed
vertical lamp post a r e building and the lamp post.
between the
the horizontal distance ABDC

)
[Take v3 1.732] 7,
=

(ii) the height of the lamp post. the lamp post. InFig dra
between the building and A
LM
are
(iii) difference of height is 70 m. The angles of depression of the ton o
and
and
AP=BQ=

The horizontal distance between two towers

Q.21. the height of the seCOn.
of the second tower is 30°. If second
the first tower when seen from the top
is 120 m, find the height of the first
tower.
tower
From a window 15 metres high above
the ground in a street, the angles of elevation and
Q.22. house on the opposite side of the street are 30° and
depression of the top and foot of another of =
45° respectively. Show that the height of the opposite
house is 23.66 metres. 035.Theheight
of the windon
(Take 3 = 1.732)

Q.23. The angles of elevation and depression of the top and bottom of a light-house from the top height of the la
of a building, 60 m high, are 30 and 60° respectively. Find
() the difference between the heights of the light-house and the building
(i) distance between the light-house and the building
Q.24. The angles of elevation of the top of a rock from the top and foot of a 100 m high tower are 1.BD =BC+CD
respectively 30° and 45°. Find the height of the rock. 3(10) 30
Q.25. A tree breaks due to the storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches
the ground making an angle of 30° with the ground. The distance from the foot of the tree to an2BAD
the point where the top touches the ground is 10 metres. Find the height of the tree.
A
Q.26. man on the deck of a ship 14 m above water level, observes that the angle of elevation .BAD= 600
BAD= 60°
top of
the and the angle of depression of the base of the cliff
aclif is 60" Calculate tie is30. LAnge
3. ot eleva
POAngjeAof deprOu
distance of the cliff from the ship and the
height of the cliff. [Take 3 1.732
Q.27. A boy is standing on the ground and flying akite with a of length 150 m, at an ang
of
string
elevation of 30°. Another boy is
standing on the roof of a 25 mhigh building and is t h e tlyin omAneetheot depres
doser
Vkite at an elevation of 45°.
Both the boys are on opposite sides of both the kites. F
length of the string (in metres), correct to two
decimal places, that the second boy must n
POA=O,
Aternade ABlnt
thave
that the two kites meet.
so

,28) A boy, who's eye level is 1.3 m from the ground, spots a balloon windina
with the win
horizontal line at some height from the moving
ing with
-the eyes of the boy at any ground. The angle of elevation of the balio s to n from
Ang
instant is 60°. After 2 seconds, the angle of elevatiorn reu
a
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TRIGONOMETRY CH-191
30. If the speed of wind at that moment is 29 3
m/s, then find the height of the balloon
from the ground.
O.29. An aeroplane flying horizontally at a
height of 1.5 km
above the ground is observed at a
certain point on earth to subtend an angle of 60°. After 15 seconds, its angle of elevation at
the same point is observed to be 30°. Calculate the speed of the aeroplane in
km/hr.
Q.30.) A man on the top of a vertical tower observes a car moving at uniform speed towards the
tower. If it takes 12 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 30° to 45, how soon,
after this, will the car reach the tower?
Q.31. From the foot of a hill, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is found to be 45°. After
walking 2 km upwards along the slope of the hil, which is inclined at 30°, the same is
formed to be 60°. Find the height of the hill alongwith the tower.
Q.32. The angle of elevation of a cliff from a fixed point A is 45°. After going up a distance of 600
metres towards the top of the cliff at an inclination of 30°, it is
found that the angle of
elevation is 60°. Find the height of the cliff.
helicopter is 30°and
Q.33. From a point 100 m above à lake, the angle of elevation of stationary
a

in the lake is 60°. Find the height of the

the angle of depression of reflection of the helicopter
0.5 m
helicopter. B

Line-segments RS R
trapezium in which AB II CD.
Q.34. In Fig. 7, ABDC is a
AJK KP. If AB 0.5 m
and LM are drawn parallel to AB such that LM.
M
and AP =BQ =1.8 m, find the lengths of AC, BD, RS and
c60 JD
P Fig 7