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Two men on either side of the cliff, 80 m high, observe the angle of elevation of the top of the cliff to be 30° and 60° respectively. Find the distance between the two men in metres, rounded off to one decimal place. [Take 3=1.732](Write only the numeral values without units)

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Important Questions on Height and Distance

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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.

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An aeroplane is flying at a height of 210 m. 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 45° and 60°. Find the width of the river in metres. 

(Use 3=1.732).

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The angle of elevation of the top of a chimney from the top of the tower is 60° and the angle of depression of the foot of the chimney from the top of the tower is 30°. If the height of the tower is 40, find the height of the chimney. According to pollution control norms, the minimum height of a smoke emitting chimney should be 100 m. State if the height of above mentioned chimney meets the pollution norms.

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Two ships are there in the sea on either of a lighthouse in such away that the ships and the lighthouse are in the same straight line. The angle of depression of two ships are observed from the top of the lighthouse are 60° and 45° respectively. If the height of the lighthouse is 200 m and the distance between the two ships is k m, then find the value of k (correct up to two decimal places). (3=1.732)
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The horizontal distance between the two poles is 15 m. The angle of depression of the top of the first pole as seen from the top of the second pole is 30°. If the height of the second pole is 24 m, find the height of the first pole in metres. (3=1.732)(Write only the numeral values without units correct upto 2 decimal places)

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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 45° and 30° respectively. If the ships are 200 m apart, find the height of the light house in metres. (Write only the numeral values without units)[Take 3=1.732]

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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 4 m and 9 m from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it are complementary. Prove that the height of the tower is 6 m.

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10th CBSE
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From the top of a 50 m high tower, the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a pole are observed to be 45° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the pole in metres.(Write only the numeral values without units) [Take 3=1.732]