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HEIGHT AND DISTANCE MCQs

Total Questions : 206 | Page 21 of 21 pages
Question 201. The top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60° with the bottom of an electric pole and angle of elevation of 30° with the top of the pole. What is the height of the electric pole ?
  1.    5 metres
  2.    8 metres
  3.    10 metres
  4.    12 metres
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 10 metres
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 202. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is √3 times the height of the tree, is :________?
  1.    30°
  2.    45°
  3.    60°
  4.    90°
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 30°
NO EXPLANATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUESTION!
Question 203. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30°. If the tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is :_________?
  1.    149 m
  2.    156 m
  3.    173 m
  4.    200 m
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 173 m
LET AB BE THE TOWER. THEN, ∠APB = 30° AND AB = 100 M, AB/AP = TAN 30° = 1/√3 AP = (AB X √3)= 100√3 M. = (100 X 1.73) M = 173 M.
Question 204. If the height of a pole is 2√3 metres and the length of its shadow is 2 metres, find the angle of elevation of the sun.
  1.    50°
  2.    60°
  3.    70°
  4.    80°
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 60°
LET AB BE THE POLE AND AC BE ITS SHADOW. LET ANGLE OF ELEVATION, ∠ACB = θ. THEN, AB = 2√3M, AC = 2 M. TAN θ = AB/AC = 2√3/2 = √3 θ = 60°. SO,THE ANGLE OF ELEVATION IS 60°
Question 205. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the lighthouse as observed from the two ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is :_________?
  1.    173 m
  2.    200 m
  3.    273 m
  4.    300 m
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 273 m
LET AB BE THE LIGHTHOUSE AND C AND D BE THE
POSITIONS OF THE SHIPS. THEN,
AB = 100 M, ∠ACB = 300 AND ∠ADB = 45°.
AB/AC = TAN 30° = 1/√3
AC = AB X √3 = 100√3 M.
AB/AD = TAN 45° = 1 ⇒ AD = AB = 100 M.
CD = (AC + AD) = (100√3 + 100) M
= 100 (√3 +1) M = (100 X 2.73) M = 273 M.
Question 206. The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60° and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is :_________?
  1.    2.3 m
  2.    4.6 m
  3.    7.8 m
  4.    9.2 m
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 9.2 m
LET AB BE THE WALL AND BC BE THE LADDER. THEN, ∠ACB = 60° AND AC = 4.6 M. AC/BC = COS 60° = 1/2 BC = 2 X AC = (2 X 4.6) M = 9.2 M.

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