
The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of a tower is and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is . If the building is m high, find the height of the tower.


Important Questions on Height and Distance
Two towers are at a distance of meters from each other. The angle of depression from the top of the second tower to the top of the first tower is . If the second tower is m high then find the height of the first tower.

If the angles of elevation of the top of the tower from two points at distances of and cm from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it, are complementary, then show that the height of the tower is .

The angle of elevation is from the top of a high building to the top of a tower and the angle of depression to the bottom of the tower is . Find the height of the tower and the distance between the tower and the building.

The distance between two points and on the same side of a river bank is . There is a point on the opposite, parallel river bank such that and .Find the width of the river.

The angles of depression on a point on the ground made by the peak of a temple and the flag on top of it are and respectively. If the temple is high, find the height of the flag.

Two electricity poles of equal height are on the opposite sides of a wide road. The angles of depression formed by the two poles at a point on the road are and respectively. Find the height of the poles and their respective distance from the point.

An observer spots a balloon moving at a height of above the horizon. If at a certain time the angle of elevation made by the balloon with the observer’s eyes is which reduces to after some time then find the distance covered by the balloon.
