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  • Question
  • The height of the center of the round balloon of radius r, which subtend an angle ? at the eye of an observer and the elevation of whose center from the eye is ?, is given by?


  • Options
  • A. r Sin ? Sin ?
  • B. r Cosec ?/2 Sin ?
  • C. r Cosec ? Sin ?
  • D. None of these

  • Correct Answer
  • r Cosec ?/2 Sin ? 

    Explanation

    Let O be the centre of the balloon of radius r which subtend an angle ? at the eye of an observer at E .
    If EA and EB are the tangents to the ballon,
    then ? OEA = ? OEB = ?/2
    In triangle ?OAE, Sin ?/2 = OA/OE
    ? OE = r cosec 1/2 ?
    In ?OEL, height of the center of the balloon = h = OE sin ? = r Cosec ?/2 Sin ?.


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    • 1. 
      ABCD is a square plot. The angle of elevation of the top of a pole standing at D from A or C is 30° and that from B is ? then Tan ? equal to?

    • Options
    • A. ?6
    • B. 1/?6
    • C. ?3/?2
    • D. ?2/?3
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      ABC is a triangular park with AB = AC = 100 meters. A clock tower is situated at the mid-point of BC. The angles of elevation of the top of the tower of A and B are cot -1 (3.2) and cosec -1(2.6) respectively. The height of the tower in meters is?

    • Options
    • A. 25/2
    • B. 25
    • C. 50
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      Two ships leave a port at the same instant. One sails at 30km/hr in the direction N 32° E while the other sails at 20 km/hr in the direction S 58° E. After two hours the ships are distant from each other by.

    • Options
    • A. 15?6 Km
    • B. 36.5 Km
    • C. 20?13 Km
    • D. 100 Km
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      A 6 ft-tall man finds that the angle of elevation of the top of a 24 ft-high pillar and the angle of depression its base are complementary angles. Then the distance between pillar and man is?

    • Options
    • A. 2?3 ft
    • B. 4?3 ft
    • C. 6?3 ft
    • D. 8?3 ft
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      At a point on a level plane a tower subtends an angle ? and a flag-staff a ft. in length at the top of the tower subtends an angle ? . The height of the tower is :

    • Options
    • A. aSin?Cos?/Cos(? + ?)
    • B. aSin?Cos(? + ?)/Sin?
    • C. aCos(? + ?)/Sin?Sin?
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      At a point on a level plane a tower subtends an angle ? and a flag-staff a ft. in length at the top of the tower subtends an angle ?. The height of the tower is :

    • Options
    • A. asin ? cos ? / cos ( ? + ? )
    • B. asin ? cos ( ? + ? ) / sin ?
    • C. a cos ( ? + ? ) / sin ? sin ?
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      A tower stands on a horizontal plane. A man on the ground 100 m from the base of the tower finds the angle of elevation of the top of the tower to be 30°. What is the height of the tower?

    • Options
    • A. 100 m
    • B. 100 ?3
    • C. 100/ ?3
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      The upper part of a tree broken by the wind makes an angle of 30° with the ground and the distance from the root to the point where the top of the tree touches the ground is 10 m. What was the height of the tree?

    • Options
    • A. 10?3
    • B. 10/ ?3
    • C. 20 ?3
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      In a rectangle, if the angle between a diagonal and a side is 30° and the length of diagonal is 6 cm, the area of the rectangle is :

    • Options
    • A. (a) 9 cm2
    • B. 9 ?3 cm2
    • C. 27 cm2
    • D. 36 cm2
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      From the top of a lighthouse, 50 m above the sea, the angle of depression of an incoming boat is 30°. How far is the boat from the lighthouse?

    • Options
    • A. 25 ?3 m
    • B. 25 / ?3 m
    • C. 50 ?3 m
    • D. 50 / ?3 m
    • Discuss


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