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Q.

The angle of elevation of a tower from a point on the ground is 30°. At a point on the horizontal line passing through the foot of the tower and 100 meters nearer to it, the angle of elevation is found to be 60°, then the height of the tower is


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a

503m

b

503m

c

1003m

d

1003m  

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

It is given that the angle of elevation of the tower from a point on the ground is 30°. At a point which is 100 meters nearer to it, the angle of elevation is found to be 60° from that point.
Let =x m , BC=100m According to the given data the figure has been drawn below.
Question ImageFrom ACD,
tanθ= Perpendicular base  
 tan 60°=ADCD
 3=ADx     tan 60 ° = 3  
 AD=x3..........(i) From ABD,
tanθ= Perpendicular base  
 tan30°=ADBD
 13=ADx+100   tan 30 ° = 1 3  
 3AD=x+100
 3x=x+100 [By (i)]
 x=50 From the equation (i) we get,
AD =50×3 m
        =503 m
Hence the height of the tower is 503 m.
So the correct option is 1.
 
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