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From an aeroplane vertically above a straight horizontal plane, the angles of depression of two consecutive kilometre stone on the opposite sides of the aeroplane are found to be α and β. Find the height of the aeroplane (in km) if α and β, both are at 45°.

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Important Questions on Some Applications of Trigonometry

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The angle of elevation and depression of the top and bottom of a lighthouse from the top of a building 60 m are 30° and 60° respectively. Find:

i) The difference between the heights of the lighthouse and the building.

ii) Distance between the lighthouse and the building,

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From a window (h metres high above the ground) of a house in a street, the angles of elevation and depression of the top and foot of the opposite house in the street are θ and ϕ respectively. Show that the height of the opposite house is h(1+tanθ cotϕ) metres