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  • The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60° and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is:


  • Options
  • A. 2.3 m
  • B. 4.6 m
  • C. 7.8 m
  • D. 9.2 m

  • Correct Answer
  • 9.2 m 

    Explanation
    Let AB be the wall and BC be the ladder.

    The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60° and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m

    Then, ∠ACB = 60° and AC = 4.6 m.

    AC = cos 60° = 1
    BC 2

    ⟹ BC = 2 x AC
    = (2 x 4.6) m
    = 9.2 m.

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    • 1. A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of 30° with the man's eye. The man walks some distance towards the tower to watch its top and the angle of the elevation becomes 60°. What is the distance between the base of the tower and the point P?

    • Options
    • A. 4√3 units
    • B. 8 units
    • C. 12 units
    • D. Data inadequate
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. A train overtakes two persons walking along a railway track. The first one walks at 4.5 km/hr. The other one walks at 5.4 km/hr. The train needs 8.4 and 8.5 seconds respectively to overtake them. What is the speed of the train if both the persons are walking in the same direction as the train?

    • Options
    • A. 66 km/hr
    • B. 72 km/hr
    • C. 78 km/hr
    • D. 81 km/hr
    • Discuss
    • 3. A train 108 m long moving at a speed of 50 km/hr crosses a train 112 m long coming from opposite direction in 6 seconds. The speed of the second train is:

    • Options
    • A. 48 km/hr
    • B. 54 km/hr
    • C. 66 km/hr
    • D. 82 km/hr
    • Discuss
    • 4. Two trains, each 100 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 8 seconds. If one is moving twice as fast the other, then the speed of the faster train is:

    • Options
    • A. 30 km/hr
    • B. 45 km/hr
    • C. 60 km/hr
    • D. 75 km/hr
    • Discuss
    • 5. Two goods train each 500 m long, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks. Their speeds are 45 km/hr and 30 km/hr respectively. Find the time taken by the slower train to pass the driver of the faster one.

    • Options
    • A. 12 sec
    • B. 24 sec
    • C. 48 sec
    • D. 60 sec
    • Discuss
    • 6. An observer 1.6 m tall is 20√3 away from a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top of the tower is 30°. The heights of the tower is:

    • Options
    • A. 21.6 m
    • B. 23.2 m
    • C. 24.72 m
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top tower is 30°. If the tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is:

    • Options
    • A. 149 m
    • B. 156 m
    • C. 173 m
    • D. 200 m
    • Discuss
    • 8. The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree √3 times the height of the tree, is:

    • Options
    • A. 30°
    • B. 45°
    • C. 60°
    • D. 90°
    • Discuss
    • 9. Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse is observed from the ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is:

    • Options
    • A. 173 m
    • B. 200 m
    • C. 273 m
    • D. 300 m
    • Discuss
    • 10. A sum of Rs. 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in 4 years at the rate of simple interest. What is the rate of interest?

    • Options
    • A. 3%
    • B. 4%
    • C. 5%
    • D. 6%
    • E. None of these
    • Discuss


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