Q5. Q6. On walking 300 meters towards a tower in a horizontal line through its base, the measure of the angle of elevation of the top changes from 30° to 60°. Find the height of the tower. The measure of the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 25. On walking 100 meters straight towards the cliff, the measure of the angle of elevation of the top is 48°. Find the height of the cliff.
Q5. Q6. On walking 300 meters towards a tower in a horizontal line through its base, the measure of the angle of elevation of the top changes from 30° to 60°. Find the height of the tower. The measure of the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 25. On walking 100 meters straight towards the cliff, the measure of the angle of elevation of the top is 48°. Find the height of the cliff.
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
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Chapter1: Trigonometric Functions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1RE:
1. Give the measures of the complement and the supplement of an angle measuring 35°.
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Transcribed Image Text:100
= 136.60m
0.7321
A pole being broken by the wind, its top struck ground at an angle
of 30° and at a distance of 10m from the foot of the pole. Find the
whole height of the pole.
Let BC= h = height of pole = ?
AD = CD
D
In right A ABD
BD
Tan30⁰
10
BD = 10tan30º = 10(0.5774) = 5.77m
Also
30
10 m
Fig. 6.14
AB
10
10
Cos30⁰ =
⇒AD=.
AD
Cos30⁰
0.8660
Height of pole = h = BD + AD
AD = CD
:.
h = 11.55 +5.77 = 17.32m
h =
Example 7:
Solution:
Q5.
Q6.
A
= 11.55m
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On walking 300 meters towards a tower in a horizontal line
through its base, the measure of the angle of elevation of the top
changes from 30° to 60°. Find the height of the tower.
The measure of the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 25. On
walking 100 meters straight towards the cliff, the measure of the
angle of elevation of the top is 48°. Find the height of the cliff.
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