Subject: Maths Topic: Applications of Trigonometry

TIME: 1Hour Name:………………………………………..…….No…… Marks: 20

I. Answer all the following questions. 3x1=3
1. A person from the top of a building of height 25 m. has observed another building’s
Top and bottom at an angle of elevation 450 and at an angle of depression 600 respectively. Draw
a diagram for this data.
2. If the angle of elevation of sun increases from 0 to 90, then the length of shadow of
A tower decreases. Is this statement true? Justify your answer.
3. If a tower of height ‘h’ is observed from point with a distance ‘d’ and angle ‘θ’, then express the
relation among h, d and θ
II. Answer all the following questions. 3x2=6
4. A ladder of 3.9 m length is laid against a wall. The distance between the foot of the wall and
ladder is 1.5 m. Find the height at which the ladder touches the wall.
5. A boat has to cross a river. It crosses the river by , making an angle of 60 with the bank of the river
due to the stream of the river and travels a distance of 450 m to reach the another side of the river.
Draw the diagram for this data.
6. The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a point A on the ground is 600 .after a fling at a constant
height of 1500√3 meter,find the speed of the jet plane.
III. Answer all the following questions. 2x4=8
7. An oserver flying in an aeroplane at an altitude Of 900 m observer two ships in front of him, which
are in the dame direction at an angles of depression of 60 0 and 300 respectively. Find the distance
between the two ships.
8. Two poles are standing opposite to each other ofn the either side of the road which is 90 feet wide.
The angle of elevation from bottom of first pole to top of second pole is 450, the angle of elevation
from bottom of second pole to top of first pole is 300. find the heights of poles

IV. Answer all the following questions. 6X1/2=3

9. Two persons A and B observe the top of a pole at an angle of elevation α and ẞ respectively. If α>ẞ,
then ………….. ( )
A) A is nearer to the pole than B B) is nearer to the pole than A.
C) A, B are at the same distance from the pole D) can’t compare their distance.
10. The angle of depression from the top of a tower 12 m height, at a point on the ground is 300. The
distance of the point from the top is ……… ( )
11. 1
The ratio of the length of a tree and its shadow is 1: The angle of elevation of the sun is ( )
√3
(A) 30° (B) 45° (C) 60° (D) 90°
12. From a point 20m away from the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the
tower is 30°. The height of the tower is ( )
20
(A) 20√3 (B) 40√3 (C) (D) 40
√3 √3
13 .The length of the shadow of a man is equal to the height of man. The angle of elevation is( )
(A) 90° (B) 60° (C) 45° (D) 30°
14. The length of the shadow of a pole 30m high at some instant is 10 √3 m. The angle of
elevation of the sun is ( )
(A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 45° (D) 90°