Eklavya NDA (I) 2024

Chapter: Height & Distance

Brain Booster PYQs
Q.1. The lower 24 m portion of a 50 m elevation is 60°. What is the height of
tall tower is painted green and the the balloon? [2009-1]
remaining portion red. What is the (a) 1/2 km (b) √3/2km
distance of a point on the ground from (c) 1/3 km (d) 1km
the base of the tower where the two
different portions of the tower subtend Q.5. A man standing on the bank of a
equal angles? [2007-1] river observes that the angle of elevation
(a) 60m (b) 72m of the top of a tree just on the opposite
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(c) 90m (d) 120m bank is 60°. The angle of elevation is 30°
from a point at a distance y’m from the
Q.2. PT, a tower of height 2x metre, P bank of the river. What is the height of
being the foot, T being the top of the the tree? [2011-1]
tower. A, B are points on the same line (a) ym (b) 2ym
with P. If AP=2x+1 m, BP = 192 m and if (c)
√3𝑦
𝑚
𝑦
(d) 2 m
the angle of elevation of the tower as 2
seen from b is double the angle of the Q.6. From the top of a building of height
elevation of the tower as seen from A, h meter, the angle of depression of an
then what is the value of x? [2008- object on the ground is ø . What is he
I] distance (in metere) of the object from
(a) 6 (b) 7 the foot of the building? [2012-I]
(c) 8 (d) 9 (a) hcot𝜃 (b) h tan 𝜃
(c) h cos 𝜃 (d) h sin 𝜃
Q.3. The foot of a tower of height h m is
in a direct line between two observers A Q.7. The top of a hill observed from the
and B. If the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of a building of height h
top of the tower as seen from A and B is at angles of elevation 𝛼 and ẞ
are 𝛼 and ẞ respectively and if AB=d m, respectively. The height of the hill is:
then what is h/d equal to? [2008-II] NDA & NA 2012 (II)
𝑡𝑎𝑛 (𝛼+𝛽 𝑐𝑜𝑡 (𝛼+𝛽) ℎ𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛽 ℎ𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼
(a) (𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛽−1) (b) (𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛽−1) (a) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛽−𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼 (b) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼−𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛽
𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼
(c)
𝑡𝑎𝑛 (𝛼+𝛽
(d)
𝑐𝑜𝑡 (𝛼+𝛽 (c) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼−𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛽
(d) None of these
(𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛽+1) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛽+1)

Q.4. A man observes the elevation of a Q.8. The angle of elevation of the top of
balloon to be 30°. He, then walks 1 km a tower of height H from the foot of
towards the balloon and finds that the another tower in the same plane is 60°

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and the angle of elevation of the top of 60°. Then, which one of the following is
the second tower from the foot of the correct? [2015-I]
first tower is 30°. If h is the height of the (a) x=d+h (b) x=
3𝑑
2
other tower, then which one of the
following is correct? [2013-I] 5𝑑
(c) x= 4 (d) x=2d
(a) H=2h (b) H= √3h
(c) H=3h (d) None of the above
Q.13. The angle of elevation of the top of
a tower EF (F being the foot of the tower)
as seen from a point A which is on the
same level as F, is 𝛼. On advancing
towards the foot of the tower the angle
of elevation of the top of the tower as
seen from a point B such that AB=x, is
ẞ. If BF=y, h is the height of the tower
𝜋
and a +𝛽= , then which one of the
2
following is correct?
[2015-I]
(a) h2=x²+xy (b) h=y²+xy2
(c) h²=y²+xy (d) h=y+x²y
Q.9. The angle of elevation of the top of
a tower from two places situated at Q.14. Two poles are 10 m and 20 m
distances 21m. and x m. from the base high. The line joining their tops makes
of the tower are 45° and 60° an angle of 15° with the horizontal. The
respectively. What is the value of x? distance between the poles is
(2013-II) approximately equal to :
(a) 7√3 (b) 7-√3 NDA & NA 2015 (II)

(c) 7+√3 (d) 14 (a) 36.3 m (b) 37.3 m

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(c) 38.3 m (d) 39.3 m

Q.10. The angle of elevation of a tower of
height h from a point A due South of it Q.15. A moving boat is observed from
is x and from a point B due East of A is the top of cliff of 150 m height. The
y. If AB =z, then which one of the angle of depression of the boat changes
following is correct? from 60° to 45° in 2 minutes. What is
NDA & NA 2015 (I) the speed of the boat in metres per
(a) h² (cot2y-cot2x)=z2 (b). z2 (cot 2y- hour?
cot x)=h
2 2 NDA & NA 2016 (II)
(c) h2 (tan2y-tan2x)=z2 (d) z2 (tan2y-
tan2x)=h2 (a)
4500
(b)
4500(√3−1)
√3 √3
4500(√3+1)
Q.11. The angles of elevation of the top (c) 4500√3 (d)
√3
of a tower standing on a horizontal
plane from two points on a line passing Q.16. The top of a hill when observed
through the foot of the tower at from the top and bottom of a building of
distances 49 m and 36 m are 43° and height h is at angles of elevation p and q
47° respectively. What is the height of respectively. What is the height of the
the tower? [2015-I] hill? [2016-II]
(a) 40m (b) 42m ℎ𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑞 ℎ𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑝
(a) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑞−𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑝 (b) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑝−𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑞
(c) 45m (d) 47m
2ℎ𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑝 2 ℎ𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑞
(c) (d)
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑝−𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑞 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑞−𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑝
Q.12. The angle of elevation of the top of
a pillar of height h at a point on the Q.17. A moving boat is observed from
ground at a distance x from the pillar is the top of a cliff of 150 m height The
30°. On walking a distance 'd' towards angle of depression of the boat changes
the pillar the angle of elevation becomes from 60° to 45° in 2 minutes. What is

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the speed of the boat in metres per Q.22. The shadow of a tower is found to
hour? [2016-II] be x metre longer, when the angle of
(a)
4500
(b)
4500(√3−1) elevation of the sun changes from 60° to
√3 √3 45°. If the height of the tower is
4500(√3+)
(c) 4500√3 (d) 5(3+√3)m, then what is x equal to?
√3
NDA & NA 2021 (1)
Q.18. The angles of elevation of the top (a) 8 m (b) 10 m
of a tower from the top and foot of a pole (c) 12 m (d) 15 m
are respectively 30 and 45°. If hT, is the
height of the tower and hp is the height Q.23 A vertical tower stands on a
of the pole, then which of the following horizontal plane and is surmounted by a
are correct? vertical flagstaff of height ℎ. At a point
NDA & NA 2017 (II) on the plane the angles of elevation of
the bottom and top of the flagstaff are
2ℎ𝑟 ℎ𝑗 ℎ𝑗 −ℎ𝑝 ℎ𝑝
(1) = ℎ𝑝2 (2) = 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2𝜃 respectively. What is the height
3+√3 √3+1 2
2(ℎ𝑝 +ℎ𝑗 ) of the tower? [2022 I]
(3) ℎ𝑝
= 4 + √3 (a) ℎ cos 𝜃 (b) ℎ sin 𝜃
Select the correct answer using the code (c) ℎ cos 2𝜃 (d) ℎ sin 2 𝜃
given below: Q.24 The shadow of a tower becomes 𝑥
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 metre longer, when the angle of
only elevation of sun changes from 60° 𝑡𝑜 𝜃. If
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1,2 and 3 the height of the tower is √3𝑥 metre,
then which one of the following is
Q.19. A spherical balloon of radius r correct? [2022-I]
subtends an angle ∝ at the eye of an (a) 0 < 𝜃 < 30°
observer, while the angle of elevation of (b) 30° < 0 < 45°
its centre is 𝛽. What is the height of the (c) 45° < 𝜃 < 60°
centre of the balloon (neglecting the (d) 60° < 𝜃 < 90°
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height of the observer)? NDA & NA 2018 Consider the following for the next
(I) three (03) items that follow:
𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛽 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛽
(a) 𝛼 (b) 𝛼
𝑠𝑖𝑛( )
2
𝑠𝑖𝑛( )
4 There are two points P and Q due south
𝛽
of a leaning tower, which leans towards
𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛 ( ) 𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼 north. P is at a distance x and Q is at a
(c) 2
(d)
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝛽
𝑠𝑖𝑛( )
2
distance y from the foot of the tower (x >
y). The angles of elevation of the top of
Q.20. A balloon is directly above one end the tower from P and Q are 15° and 75°
of a bridge. The angle of depression of respectively.
the other end of the bridge from the
balloon is 48°. If the height of the Q.25. At what height is the top of the
balloon above the bridge is 122 m, then tower above the ground level? [ NDA (2)
what is the length of the bridge? [2022]
𝑥−𝑦 𝑥−𝑦
NDA & NA [2018-II] (a) 2 3 (b) 4 3
√ √
(a) 122 sin 48° m (b) 122 tan 42° m
𝑥−𝑦 𝑥−𝑦
(c) 122 cos 48° m (d) 122 tan 48° m (c) (d) 2
4

Q.21. A ladder 6 m long reaches a point Q26. If 𝜃 is the inclination of the tower
6 m below the top of a vertical flagstaff. to the horizontal, hen what is cot 𝜃 equal
From the foot of the ladder, the elevation to?
of the top of the flagstaff is 75°. What is [ NDA (2) [2022]
the height of the flagstaff? NDA & √3(𝑥−𝑦) √3(𝑥−𝑦)
(a) 2+ (b) 2-
NA 2021 (1) 𝑥+𝑦 𝑥+𝑦
(a) 12m (b) 9m (c)2+
√3(𝑥+𝑦)
(d)
√3(𝑥+𝑦)
2- 𝑥−𝑦
𝑥−𝑦
(c) (6+√3)𝑚 (d) (6+3√3)m

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Q.27. What is the length of the tower? 2. 𝑥 can be equal to height of the
[ NDA (2) [2022] flagstaff
Which of the statements give above
(a)
𝑥−𝑦
√1 + {2 +
√3(𝑥+𝑦) 2
} is/are correct?
2√3 𝑥−𝑦 (a) 1 only
(b)
𝑥−𝑦
√1 + {2 −
√3(𝑥+𝑦) 2
} (b) 2 only
2√3 𝑥−𝑦
(c) Both 1 & 2
(c)
𝑥−𝑦
√1 + {2 +
√3(𝑥+𝑦) 2
} (d) Neither 1 nor 2
4√3 𝑥−𝑦
𝑥−𝑦 √3(𝑥+𝑦) 2
(d) 4√3
√1 + {2 − 𝑥−𝑦
}

Consider the following for the next

two (02) items that follow:
A flagstaff 20 m long standing on a pillar
10 m high subtends an angle 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (0.5)
at a point 𝑃 on the ground. Let 𝜃 be the
angle subtended by the pillar at this
point 𝑃. [2023-I]

Q.28 If 𝑥 is the distance of 𝑃 from

bottom of the pillar, then consider the Q.29. What is possible value of tan 𝜃?
following statements: (a)
3
(b)
2
4 3
1 1
1. 𝑥 can take two values which are in (c) (d)
3 4
the ratio 1 : 3
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Brain Booster Answers:
1. D 9. A 17. B 25. A
2. C 10. A 18. C 26. B
3. B 11. B 19. A 27. B
4. B 12. B 20. A 28. .
5. C 13. C 21. D 29. .
6. A 14. B 22. B
7. B 15. B 23. C
8. C 16. B 24. B

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