KIT Poge 4 10. SOME APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY ‘The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two points on the level ground, a and b units (a> b) from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it, are complementary Find the height ofthe tower fa (A) a+ bd units (8) Jab O V5 (D) a~b units The angle of elevation of the top of a tower ata point on the ground is 30°, Ifon walking 20 metres towards the tower, the angle of elevation become 60°, then the height of the tower is 10 ~ (A) 10 metre () ymene (C108 mete (DY None of these If the elevation of the sun changed from 30° to 60°, then the difference between the lengths of shadows of @ pole 15 m high, made at these two positions, is 8 (A) 7.5m (B)15m (©) 10,3 m Own The distance between two multistoreyed buildings is 60m. The angle of depression of the top of the fist building as een from the top of the second building, which is 1S) m high is30°. The height ofthe first buildings (A) 11536 m. (B) 117.85m (C) 125.36m (D) 128.34 m The length of astring between a kite and a point on the ground is 90 m, The string makes an angle of 60° with tho lovel ground. If there is no slack inthe string, the height of the kite is (A) 90/3 m (B) 45/3 m (C) 180m. (D) 45 m ‘The string ofa kite is 100 m long and it makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal, then the height ofthe kite (assuming that there is no slack in string) is (A) 186m (B) 82.6 m (©)846m (D) 865 m Theangle of elevation of the top of tower ata distance of “°S* m fromthe footis 60 then height of tower - 2 - (A) som (B) em (©s0m (D) None of these The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a vertical pole is equal to its height is (A)30° (Base (C) 60" (D) None of these The ratio ofthe length ofa rod and its shadow is 1 4. The angle of elevation ofthe sun is (30° (Bas C60" (D)90" An observer 2 mtall is 20 maway from a tower. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from his eyes is 45°, What is the height of the tower (a)20m (B) Sm (2m (D) None of these worw.thinkiit.in