Height and Distance Questions Practice Question and Answer

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An observer on the top of a mountain, 500 m above the sea level, observes the angles of depression of the two boats in his same place vision to be 45 ° and 30 ° respectively. Then the distance between the boats, if the boats are on the same side of the mountain, is 

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    366 m
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    699 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    456 m
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    584 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "366 m "

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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
    Wrong
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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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129 meter from the foot of a cliff on level of ground, the angle of elevation of the top of cliff is 30 °. The height of this cliff is 

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    43√3 metre
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    47 √3 metre
    Correct
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    50 √3 metre
    Correct
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    45 √3 metre
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Answer : 1. "43√3 metre "

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A person from the top of a hill observes a vehicle moving towards him at a uniform speed. It takes 10 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 45 ° to 60 °. After this the time required by the vehicle to reach the bottom of the hill is 

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    13 min 40 sec
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    14 min 24 sec
    Correct
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    12 min 20 sec
    Correct
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    13 min
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Answer : 1. "13 min 40 sec "

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The angles of elevation of top and bottom of flag kept on a flag post from 30 metres distance, are 45 ° and 30 ° respectively. Height of the flag is [ taking 13 = 1.732) 

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    14.32 m
    Correct
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    12.68 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    12 √3 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    15 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "12.68 m "

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The shadow of a tower when the angle of elevation of the sun is 45 °, is found to be 10 m longer that when it was 60 °. The height of the tower is 

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    10(√3-1) m
    Correct
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    10(√3+1) m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5(√3-1) m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5(3+√3) m
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Answer : 4. "5(3+√3) m "

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A telegraph post is bent at a point above the ground. Its top just touches the ground at a distance of 8√3 m from its feet and makes an angle of 30 ° with the horizontal. The height (in metre) of the post is 

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    18
    Correct
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    24
    Correct
    Wrong
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    12
    Correct
    Wrong
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    16
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    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "24"

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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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    400√3m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $${400\over√3}m $$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$200+{200\over√3}m $$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$200-{200\over√3}m $$
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "$$200+{200\over√3}m $$"

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