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  • Question
  • The angle of elevation of the top of a tower standing on a horizontal plane from a point A is ?. After walking a distance a towards the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation is found to be ?. The height of the tower is :


  • Options
  • A. a Sin ? Sin ?/ Sin(? - ?)
  • B. a Sin ? Sin ?/Sin(? - ?)
  • C. a Sin( ? - ? ) Sin ? Sin ?
  • D. a Sin(? - ?)/Sin ?Sin ?

  • Correct Answer
  • a Sin ? Sin ?/ Sin(? - ?) 

    Explanation

    Let OP be the tower of height h (say) and A and B be the two positions on the horizontal line through O, such that
    ?OAP = ?, ?OBP = ? and OB = x
    In ?OBP, Use the trigonometry formula
    Tan? = P/B = Perpendicular distance / Base distance
    Tan? = OP/OB
    ? OB = OP/Tan?
    ? OB = OP Cot?
    Put the value of OB and OP , We will get
    x = h Cot ?...............(1)
    In ?OAP, Similarly
    Tan? = OP/OA
    ? OA = OP/ Tan?
    ? OA = OP Cot ?
    Put the value of OA and OP
    ? a + x = h Cot ?
    ? x = h Cot ? - a ............(2)
    From equation (1) and (2)
    ? h Cot ? = h Cot ? - a
    ? a = h Cot ? - h Cot ?
    ? a = h (Cot ? - Cot ?)
    ? a = h (Cos ?/ Sin ? - Cos ? / Sin ? )
    ? a = h( (Cos ? Sin ? - Cos ? Sin ? ) /Sin ? Sin ? )
    ? a = h( Sin(? - ?) / Sin ? Sin ?)
    ? h = a Sin ? Sin ?/ Sin(? - ?)


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