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8 Q: The angle of elevation of the top of two vertical towers as seen from the middle point of the line joining the foot of the towers are 60° and 30°, respectively. The ratio of the heights of the tower is
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5dca95b845ad6b59c82bb7fe- 12 : 1false
- 2√3 : 1false
- 33 : 2false
- 43 : 1true
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Answer : 4. "3 : 1"
Q: A boat is moving away from an observation tower. It makes an angle of depression of 60 ° with an observer's eye when at a distance of 50 m from the tower. After 8 sec, the angle of depression becomes 30 °. By assuming that it is running in still water, the approximate speed of the boat is
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5f0c1694fce671607289ec0d- 145 km/htrue
- 250 km/hfalse
- 333 km/hfalse
- 442 km/hfalse
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Answer : 1. "45 km/h "
Q: From a tower 125 metres high the angle of depression of two objects, which are horizontal line through the base of the tower are 45° and 30° and they are on the same side of the tower. The distance (in metres) between the objects is
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5d70e57bd8eebc768d1174ce- 1125√3false
- 2125(√3-1)true
- 3125/(√3-1)false
- 4125/(√3+1)false
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Answer : 2. "125(√3-1) "
Q: A man standing on the bank of river observes that the angle subtended by a tree on the opposite bank is 60°. When he retrieves 36 m from the bank, he find that the angle is 30°. The breadth of the river is
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5d70e681d8eebc768d1176e9- 115 mfalse
- 218 mtrue
- 316 mfalse
- 411 mfalse
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Answer : 2. "18 m"
Q: The angle of elevation of a tower from a distance 50 m from its foot is 30°. The height of the tower is
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5dcbd608f348e931548d079f- 150 √ 3 mfalse
- 2$$ 50\over √3$$ mtrue
- 375 √3 mfalse
- 4$$ 75\over √3$$ mfalse
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Answer : 2. "$$ 50\over √3$$ m"
Q: The angles of elevation of the top of a temple, from the foot and the top of a building 48 m high, are 60o and 30o respectively. The height of the temple is more than the building. The height of the temple is-
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5e4cca1f701cfd31ff61c1b9- 172 mtrue
- 275 mfalse
- 360 mfalse
- 465 mfalse
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Answer : 1. "72 m"
Q: A pilot in an aeroplane at an altitude of 200 m observes two points lying on either side of a river. If the angles of depression of the two points be 45 ° and 60 °, then the width of the river is
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5f0c00c06d43556009426191- 1400√3mfalse
- 2$${400\over√3}m $$false
- 3$$200+{200\over√3}m $$true
- 4$$200-{200\over√3}m $$false
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Answer : 3. "$$200+{200\over√3}m $$"
Q: There are two towers on a horizontal plane. The top of one tower makes an angle of 60 degrees from the horizontal on the original floor of the second tower. And the top of the second tower makes an angle of 30 degrees from the horizontal on the original floor of the first tower. Find the ratio of the height of the Towers.
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5f76cacde487e60dced914fd- 13: 1true
- 22 : 3false
- 33 : 2false
- 44 : 1false
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