Cluster · Height and Distance Trigonometry Problems

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Heights and Distances Trigonometry Problems
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Two ships are on the opposite of a light house such that all three of them are collinear. The angles of depression of the two ships from the top of the light house are 30° and 60°. If the ships are 230√3 m apart, then find the height of the light house (in m).

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quant antonym intermediate

Two pillars of equal height stand on either side of a roadway which is 150 m wide. At a point in the road between pillars, the elevations of the pillars are xo and yo that \(\tan x^\circ = \frac{2}{5}, \tan y^\circ = \frac{3}{5}\), then the height of each pillar is:

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quant intermediate

The angle of elevation of the top of a building at a distance of 70 m from its foot on a horizontal plane is found to be 60°. Find the height of the building

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quant intermediate

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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quant intermediate

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from the top of a building whose height is 680 m is 45° and the angle of elevation of the top of the same tower from the foot of the same building is 60°. What is the height (in m) of the tower? 

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quant intermediate

From the top of an upright pole 24√3 feet high, the angle of elevation of the top of an upright tower was 60°. If the foot of the pole was 60 feet away from the foot of the tower, what tall (in feet) was the tower? 

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quant intermediate

From the top of a tower, the angle of depression of the top of a 10 m high building is 60o. If the distance between the tower and the building is \(50\sqrt{3}\) m, find the height of the tower.

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quant intermediate

The shadow of a tower on the ground level is increased by 30 m, when the angle of depression by the sun changes from 60o to 30o. The height of the tower is?

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quant intermediate

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

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quant intermediate

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a distance of 25 m from its foot is 60o. The approximate height of the tower is -

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quant intermediate

A man observed the top of an electric pole at angles of elevation of 60° and 30°, respectively, from two different observation points P and Q. If the distance between P and Q is 10 m, find the height of the pole (in m).

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quant intermediate

The shadow of a tower standing on level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun's altitude is 30° than when it was 45°. Find the height (in meters) of the tower.

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quant intermediate

A pole stands vertically on the ground with the help of a 12-metre steel wire tied to its top and affixed on the ground. If the steel wire makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal ground, then the height of the pole is equal to:

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quant intermediate

A person standing at a distance looks at a building having a height of 1000 metres. The angle between the top of the building and the ground is 30°. At what approximate distance (in metres) is the person standing away from the building.

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quant intermediate

A vertical pole of 28 m in height casts a 19.2 m long shadow. At the same time, find the length of the shadow cast by another pole of 52.5 m in height.

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quant intermediate

Angle of elevation of a building from a point 20 m away from the base of tree is 30°. Find the height of building.

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reasoning intermediate

From a point P, the angle of elevation of a tower is such that its tangent is 3/4. On walking 490 metres towards the tower the tangent of the angle of the tower becomes 4/3. What is the height (in metres) of the tower?

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reasoning intermediate

An airplane is flying at a constant height 'h'. At 10:00 am, it appears at an elevation angle of 30°. After 1 min, it appears at an elevation angle of 60°. If the speed of the airplane is 960 km/h, find the value of 'h'. (height upto two decimal )

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rajasthan intermediate

Two poles of heights 10 m and 15 m are 25 m apart. What is the height of the point of intersection of the lines joining the tip of each pole to the foot of the other pole?

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rajasthan intermediate

A and B are two points on the same side of a tree, 50 metres apart. The angles of elevation of these points to the top of a tree are 60° and 30°, respectively. What is 40% of the height of the tree (in m)

pipeline-1363787
rajasthan intermediate

A poster is on top of a building. A person is standing on the ground at a distance of 50 m from the building. The angles of elevation to the top of the poster and the bottom of the poster are 45° and 30°, respectively. What is 200% of the height (in m) of the poster

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rajasthan intermediate

Exactly midway between the foot of two towers P and Q, the angles of elevation of their tops are 45° and 60°, respectively. The ratio of the heights of P and Q is:

 

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rajasthan intermediate

A poster is on top of a building. A person is standing on the ground at a distance of 50m from the building. The angles of elevation to the top of the poster and bottom of the poster are 45° and 30°, respectively. What is 200% of the height (in m) of the poster?

 

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rajasthan intermediate

A vertical pole and a vertical tower are on the same level ground in such a way that, from the top of the pole, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60° and the angle of depression of the bottom of the tower is 30°. If the height of the pole is 24 m. then find the height of the tower (in m).

 

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rajasthan intermediate

A building of height 100√3 m is illuminated by the sun at an angle of 60°. A person P is at a distance of 200 m further than the tip of the shadow of the building. What is the angle of elevation of the top of the building for person P?

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rajasthan intermediate

Ram is standing at the foot of a building while Ramesh is standing at the top of the same building. A crow is flying at a distance of 20 m from Ram. The angle of elevation made by the crow with respect to Ram is 30°, while the angle of depression made by the crow with respect to Ramesh is 60°. What is the height of the building?

 

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rajasthan intermediate

The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished tower at a point distant 78 m from its base is 30°. How much higher must the tower be raised (in m) so that the angle of elevation of the top of the finished tower at the same point will be 60°?

pipeline-1351851
rajasthan intermediate

Two pillars of equal height stand on either side of a roadway, which is 150 m wide. At a point in the road between pillars, the elevation angles of the pillars are x° and y°, where tan x° = 2/5, tan y° = 3/5 , then the height of pillar is:

 

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rajasthan intermediate

The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point on the ground which is 300m away from the tree is 30°. When tree grew up, its angle of elevation of the top of it became 60° from the same point. How much did the tree grow? (nearest to an integer)

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rajasthan intermediate

A balloon is directly above a point A and rises vertically at a constant rate of 3 m/s. An observer at point B, which is 400 m horizontally from A, observes the balloon. At the moment when the angle of elevation is 45°, how long will it take for the angle to become 60°, assuming no horizontal drift?

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rajasthan intermediate

The angle of depression from a lighthouse on two boats is 30° and 60°. The boats are traveling from the same side and the height of the lighthouse is 62√3 meters. Find the distance between the two boats.

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defence intermediate

A building of height 'h' is observed from a point in mid-air at a perpendicular distance of 3 m from the building. If the angle of elevation at the top of the building and the angle of depression at the bottom of the building is 45° and 30°, what is the value of h?

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defence intermediate

In the figure given below, two birds A and B are at different heights. An eagle is at higher altitude but along the horizontally at the midpoint of the birds (i.e. Horizontal distance of bird A and eagle is same the horizontal distance between bird B and eagle). The angles of elevation of eagle and bird A from bird B are 60° and 30° respectively and the distance between the birds is 10 m. What is the difference of altitudes at which eagle and bird A are flying? (in m)

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defence intermediate

An aeroplane flies at a constant horizontal height of 100 m. For an observer standing on the ground, the angle of elevation changes from 30° to 45° in 1.22 seconds. What is the speed (in km/hr) of the aeroplane? (Use √3 = 1.732)

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defence intermediate

A ladder is leaning against a 3 m high wall. It makes an angle of 60° with the ground. If another ladder is placed on the opposite side of the wall whose length is √3 times the length of the original ladder, then what will be the angle made by that ladder with the ground?

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defence intermediate

An airplane is flying horizontally at a speed of 144√3 km/hr at some height above the ground. The angle of elevation of the plane from a point X is 30° and after 45 seconds, its angle of elevation from X becomes 60°. What is the vertical height above the ground at which the plane is flying?

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defence intermediate

A balloon is directly above a point A and rises vertically at a constant rate of 3 m/s. An observer at point B, which is 400 m horizontally from A, observes the balloon. At the moment when the angle of elevation is 45°, how long will it take for the angle to become 60°, assuming no horizontal drift?

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defence intermediate

A building of height 100√3 m is illuminated by the sun at an angle of 60°. A person P is at a distance of 200 m further than the tip of the shadow of the building. What is the angle of elevation of the top of the building for person P?

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defence intermediate

A poster is on top of a building. A person is standing on the ground at a distance of 50m from the building. The angles of elevation to the top of the poster and bottom of the poster are 45° and 30°, respectively. What is 200% of the height (in m) of the poster?

pipeline-1310530
defence intermediate

Exactly midway between the foot of two towers P and Q, the angles of elevation of their tops are 45° and 60°, respectively. The ratio of the heights of P and Q is:
(CGL 2021 Pre)
 

pipeline-1310607
defence intermediate

The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished tower at a point distant 78 m from its base is 30°. How much higher must the tower be raised (in m) so that the angle of elevation of the top of the finished tower at the same point will be 60°?

pipeline-1305295
defence intermediate

The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point on the ground which is 300m away from the tree is 30°. When tree grew up, its angle of elevation of the top of it became 60° from the same point. How much did the tree grow? (nearest to an integer)

pipeline-1310591
defence intermediate

A vertical pole and a vertical tower are on the same level ground in such a way that, from the top of the pole, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60° and the angle of depression of the bottom of the tower is 30°. If the height of the pole is 24 m. then find the height of the tower (in m).

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defence intermediate

Two ships are in opposite directions from a lighthouse such that all three are in a straight line. The angles of depression of the two ships from the top of the lighthouse are 30° and 60°. If the distance between the ships is 230√3 m, find the height of the lighthouse (in meters).

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defence intermediate

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?

pipeline-1301791
defence intermediate

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from the top of a building whose height is 680 m is 45° and the angle of elevation of the top of the same tower from the foot of the same building is 60°. What is the height (in m) of the tower? 

pipeline-1301781
defence intermediate

As observed from the top of a lighthouse, 42 m high above sea-level, the angle of depression of a ship sailing directly towards it changes from 30° to 45°. The distance travelled by the ship during the period of observation is:

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defence intermediate

A vertical pole and a vertical tower are on the same level of ground in such a way that from the top of the pole, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60° and the angle of depression of the bottom of the tower is 30°. If the height of the tower is 76 m, then find the height (in m) of the pole.

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defence intermediate

A and B are standing on the same side of a wall and observe that the angles of elevation to the top of the wall are 45° and 60° respectively. If the height of the wall is 50 m. The distance between A and B is: (Use \(\sqrt3 \)= 1.73 and \(\sqrt2\) = 1.41)

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defence intermediate

Two ships are sailing in the sea on two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the lighthouse as observed from the two ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 90 m high, then the distance between the two ships is ______.

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defence intermediate
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