If the height of a pole is 2√3 metres and the length of its shadow is 2 metres, find the angle of elevation of the sun ?
A. 70°
B. 80°
C. 60°
D. 50°
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Top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60° with the bottom of an electric pole and angle of elevation of 30° with the top of the pole. What is the height of the electric pole?
A. 10 metres
B. 12 metres
C. 5 metres
D. 8 metres
Angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60° and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is : ____ ?
A. 9.2 m
B. 7.8 m
C. 2.3 m
D. 4.6 m
From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30°. If the tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is : ______ ?
Detailed Solution The distance between P from foot of tower is PB. ⇒ PB = 173 m (approx). ∴ The distance between P from foot of tower is 173 m.
Angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is √3 times the height of the tree, is : _____ ?
A. 60°
B. 90°
C. 30°
D. 45°