Q.
A boy standing on a horizontal plane finds a bird flying at a distance of from him at an elevation of . A girl standing on the roof of a high building, finds the elevation of the same bird to be . The boy and the girl are on the opposite sides of the bird. Find the distance of the bird from the girl. [Given
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a
40.42 m
b
41.42 m
c
42.42 m
d
43.42 m
answer is C.
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It is given that a boy standing on a horizontal plane finds a bird flying at a distance of
from him at an elevation of
and girl standing on the roof of a
high building, the elevation of the same bird to be
.
Let the boy, girl and bird be at B, E and C respectively.
Let BC be the distance between bird and boy and CE be the distance between bird and girl BC=100m and .
Let DE be the height of the building on which the girl is standing i.e., .
Let and .
Let the angle of inclination to the from the boy and girl be and respectively.
In ,
In ,
Hence, the distance between bird and girl is .
Therefore, option 3 is correct.
Let BC be the distance between bird and boy and CE be the distance between bird and girl BC=100m and .
Let DE be the height of the building on which the girl is standing i.e., .
Let and .
Let the angle of inclination to the from the boy and girl be and respectively.
In ,
In ,
Hence, the distance between bird and girl is .
Therefore, option 3 is correct.
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