
Two men on either side of the cliff, high, observe the angle of elevation of the top of the cliff to be and respectively. Find the distance between the two men in metres, rounded off to one decimal place. [Take ](Write only the numeral values without units)


Important Questions on Height and Distance
Find the angle of elevation (in degrees) of the sun (sun's altitude) when the length of the shadow of a vertical pole is equal to its height.

An aeroplane is flying at a height of . Flying at this height at some instant the angles of depression of two points in a line in opposite directions on both the banks of the river are and . Find the width of the river in metres.
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The angle of elevation of the top of a chimney from the top of the tower is and the angle of depression of the foot of the chimney from the top of the tower is . If the height of the tower is , find the height of the chimney. According to pollution control norms, the minimum height of a smoke emitting chimney should be . State if the height of above mentioned chimney meets the pollution norms.


The horizontal distance between the two poles is . The angle of depression of the top of the first pole as seen from the top of the second pole is . If the height of the second pole is , find the height of the first pole in metres. (Write only the numeral values without units correct upto 2 decimal places)

The angle of depression of two ships from the top of a light house and on the same side of it are found to be and respectively. If the ships are apart, find the height of the light house in metres. (Write only the numeral values without units)[Take ]

The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of and from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it are complementary. Prove that the height of the tower is

