Height and Distance Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Ramesh stands 40 meters away from the foot of a tower, if the angle of elevation of the sun is 60 degrees at that point, what will be the height of the tower?

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    40
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    $$ {40\sqrt{3}}$$
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    45
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    $$ {60\sqrt{3}}$$
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Answer : 2. "$$ {40\sqrt{3}}$$"

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The distance between the tops of two building 38 metres and 58 metres and high is 52 metres. What will be the distance (in metres) between two building?

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    42
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    46
    Correct
    Wrong
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    48
    Correct
    Wrong
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    44
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Answer : 3. "48"

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A 1.6 m tall observer is 45 metres away from a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top of the tower is 30 °, then the height of the tower in metres is ( Take √3 = 1.732 ) 

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    27.58
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    27.98
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    25.98
    Correct
    Wrong
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    26.58
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Answer : 1. "27.58 "

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An earthing wire connected to the top of an electricity pole has its other end inside the ground. The foot of the wire is 1.5 m away from the pole and the wire is making an angle of 60° with the level of the ground. Determine the height of pole. 

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    √3
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    $${√3\over2}m$$
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    $${3√3\over2}m$$
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    3 m
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Answer : 3. "$${3√3\over2}m$$"

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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower as observed from the bottom and top of a building of height 80 metre are 60° and 45° respectively. The distance of the base of the tower from the base of the building is:-

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    $$ 40 {(\sqrt{3}-1)}\ metre $$
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    $$ 40 {(3+\sqrt{3})}\ metre $$
    Correct
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    $$ 40 {(3-\sqrt{3})}\ metre $$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ 40({\sqrt{3}}+1)\ meter$$
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Answer : 4. "$$ 40({\sqrt{3}}+1)\ meter$$"

Q:

From a point 20 m away from the foot of a tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 30°. The height of the tower is

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    10 √ 3 m
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    20 √ 3 m
    Correct
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    $$ {10\over √3} m $$
    Correct
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    $$ {20\over √3} m $$
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Answer : 4. "$$ {20\over √3} m $$ "

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The angle of elevation of the top of a tree 220 metres high from two points lies on the same plane are 30° and 45°. What is the distance (in metres) between the two points?

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    193.22
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    161.05
    Correct
    Wrong
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    144.04
    Correct
    Wrong
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    176.12
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Answer : 2. "161.05"

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The distance between two parallel poles is 40√3 m. The angle of depression of the top of the second pole, when seen from the top of first pole, is 30 °. What will be the height of second tower if the first pole is 100m long? 

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    35 √3
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    60 m
    Correct
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    50 √3 m
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    80 m
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Answer : 2. "60 m "

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