CBSE Class 10-Mathematics: Chapter – 9 Some Applications of Trigonometry Part 14 (For CBSE, ICSE, IAS, NET, NRA 2023)

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Question 26:

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower as observed from a point on the ground is and on moving ‘a’ meter towards the tower. The angle of elevation is prove that height of tower is

Let AB B Tower and Height of Tower

Answer:

Let b tower and height of tower

In ,

In

Question 27:

A TV tower stands vertically on a bank of a canal. From a point on the other bank of a canal. From a point on the other bank directly opposite the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is from a point away from this point on the same back the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is . Find the height of the tower and the width of the canal.

A TV Tower Stands Vertically on a Bank of a Canal

Answer:

Let h be the height of tower and be the width of the river

In

In

Equating (i) and (ii) ,

Put in (i) ,