Height and Distance Questions Practice Question and Answer

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A straight tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an angle of 30 ° with the ground. The distance from the foot of the tree to the point, where the top touches the ground is 10m. Find the total height of the tree 

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    10(√3+1) m
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    10(√3-1) m
    Correct
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    10 √3 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $${10√3 \over3}m$$
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Answer : 3. "10 √3 m "

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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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    72 m
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    75 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    60 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    65 m
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    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "72 m"

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The height of a light house is 20 meters above sea level. The angle of depression (from the top of the lighthouse) of a ship in the sea is 30°. What is the distance of the ship from the foot of the light house?

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    16 m
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    20√ 3 m
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    20 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    30 m
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Answer : 2. "20√ 3 m"

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The length of the shadow of a vertical tower on level ground increases by 10 meters when the altitude of the sun changes from 45° to 30°. Then the height of the tower is 

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    5 ( √3 + 1 ) meters
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    5 ( √3 - 1 ) meters
    Correct
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    5√3 meters
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {5\over √3} meters $$
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Answer : 1. "5 ( √3 + 1 ) meters "

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From the top of an upright pole 17.75 m high, the angle of elevation of the top of an upright tower was 60⁰. If the tower was 57.75 m tall, how far away (in m) from the foot of the pole was the foot of the tower?

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    $$40\sqrt {3} $$
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    $${151\sqrt {3}}\over 6 $$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $${77\over 4}\sqrt {3}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $${40\sqrt {3}}\over 3 $$
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    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "$${40\sqrt {3}}\over 3 $$"

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From an observation tower ‘h’ meter above the level of river, the angle of depression of a point on the near shore is A° and that of a point directly on the far shore is B°. Find the width of the river.

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    h (Cot B +Cot A)
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    h (tanB +tanA)
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    h (tanA - tan B)
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    h(cot B-cotA)
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Answer : 1. "h (Cot B +Cot A)"

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The angle of elevation of sun changes form 30°to 45°, the length of the shadow of a pole decreases by 4 meters, the height of the pole is (Assume √3 = 1.732) 

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    1.464 m
    Correct
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    9.464 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    3.648 cm
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5.464 m
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Answer : 4. "5.464 m"

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Two poles of equal height are standing opposite to each other on either side of a road, which is 28 metre wide. From a point between them on the road, the angle of elevation  of the top are 30° and 60°. The height of each pole is:-

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    $$ {6{\sqrt{3}}}\ metre$$
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    $$ {5{\sqrt{3}}}\ metre$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {4{\sqrt{3}}}\ metre$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {7{\sqrt{3}}}\ metre$$
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Answer : 1. "$$ {6{\sqrt{3}}}\ metre$$"

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