Cluster · Height and Distance Trigonometry Problems

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Heights and Distances Trigonometry Problems
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Two walls of equal height are on either side of a road, which is 100 m wide. At a point on the road two stairs are along the two walls in such a way that they indicate the two angles of elevation from that point at 60° and 30°. The length of the longer stair is:

pipeline-854109
railways 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.

pipeline-1021831
railways intermediate

A pole 10 m long rests slantly against a vertical wall AB making an angle 30° with the horizontal (ground). Find how far the foot of the pole is from the wall (in metres).

pipeline-988441
railways intermediate

If a ladder leans against a wall at a height of 2.732m and its foot rests on the ground making an angle of 75°, find the length of the ladder.(31/2 = 1.732 , 21/2 = 1.414)

pipeline-827853
railways intermediate

From a lighthouse of height 3√3 m, the angle of depressions of two ships A and B coming from opposite sides are 30° and 60° respectively. If there is a mirror in ship B, what is the distance between ship A and its image in the mirror?

pipeline-844806
railways 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?

pipeline-823620
railways 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?

pipeline-801560
railways intermediate

For a bird flying at a height of 10√3 m, the angle of depression to the top of a tree and the bottom of the tree at a particular moment is 30° and 45° respectively. What is the height of the tree (in m)? (Take √3 = 1.732)

pipeline-801660
railways intermediate

A building of height 2√3 m is observed from two points A and B, point B being 1 m further from the building than point A. If the angles of elevations from A and B are complementary angles, find the distance of point B from the building.

pipeline-801775
railways 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).

pipeline-1192202
ssc intermediate

From a point A, a flight is flying 100√3 m above the ground is observed at two time instants. The angle of elevation at different times are 60° and 30° respectively. If the time taken by the flight to move from those two points is 5 seconds, what will be the time taken by the flight to cover 360 km?

pipeline-1193720
ssc intermediate

A boy stands at 12√3 feet from the foot of a hill of height 17 feet. The angle of elevation to the hill from the head of the boy is 30º. Find the height of the boy.

pipeline-1192381
ssc 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.

pipeline-1130417
ssc 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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ssc 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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ssc intermediate

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

pipeline-1069871
ssc intermediate

For a bird flying at a height of 10√3 m, the angle of depression to the top of a tree and the bottom of the tree at a particular moment is 30° and 45° respectively. What is the height of the tree (in m)? (Take √3 = 1.732)

pipeline-1068494
ssc 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? 

pipeline-1066376
ssc intermediate

Two ships C and D move towards a lighthouse from the opposite sides. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse from ships C and D are 60° and 30°. If C and D are 200 m away, then what is the height of the lighthouse? (in m)

pipeline-1028892
ssc intermediate

An observer 1.5 m tall is 24.5 m away from a 26 m high tower. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the eye of the observer is:

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ssc intermediate

An observer 1.5 m tall is standing 28.5 m away at the same level as the foot of a tower. If the angle of elevation of the observer watching the top of the tower is 45°, then what is the height of the tower?

pipeline-1192712
ssc 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?

pipeline-1021030
ssc intermediate

The angle of elevation of a Parachute flying from a point on the ground is 60. After flying for 2 hours 28 minutes the elevation angle reduces to 30. If the Parachute is flying horizontally at a constant height of 2450 m, find the speed of the Parachute if it is moving at a uniform speed.

pipeline-1168483
ssc 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-1066373
ssc 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?

pipeline-1055881
ssc 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?

pipeline-1055883
ssc intermediate

From a lighthouse of height 3√3 m, the angle of depressions of two ships A and B coming from opposite sides are 30° and 60° respectively. If there is a mirror in ship B, what is the distance between ship A and its image in the mirror?

pipeline-27632
ssc intermediate

A boy stands at 12√3 feet from the foot of a hill of height 17 feet. The angle of elevation to the hill from the head of the boy is 30º. Find the height of the boy.

pipeline-847625
ssc 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 ship during the period of observation is:

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ssc 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).

pipeline-1066369
ssc 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?

pipeline-1047379
ssc 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.

pipeline-1042433
ssc intermediate
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