from a point p on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30 degrees. if the tower is 100 m height, then the distance of point p from the foot of the tower is :
from a point p on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30 degrees. if the tower is 100 m height, then the distance of point p from the foot of the tower is :
(a) 149 m (b) 156 m (c) 173 m (d) 200 m
(c) 173 m Angle of elevation is equal to thirty degrees; let angle of elevetion be =a; a=30 degrees tan (30 degrees)=(prependicular/base); prependicular= height of tower; base = distance of point p from foot of tower; tan(30 degrees)=1/root(3); (1/root(3))=100/base eqn(1) from eqn(1) we get base equal to 173m
from the above data, we should form a triangle of type APB. such that PB is the hypotenuse, AB is the tower and AP is the distance between foot of the tower and P. angle of elevation= <APB = 30 degrees and AB = 100 m AB/AP = tan 30 = 1/1.7320 AP = (ABX1.7320) m = 100X1.7320 = 173 m