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1. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of 5. A pole stands vertically on the ground with the
elevation of the top of a tower is 30°. If the tower help of a 12-metre steel wire tied to its top and
is 110 3 m high, what is the distance (in m) of fixed on the ground. If the steel wire makes an
angle of 30° with the horizontal ground, then the
point P from the foot of the tower?
height of the pole is equal to:
lery Hkwfe ij fdlhfcanqP ls ,d ehukj ds 'kh"kZ
dk mUUk;u
,d •aHkk 12 ehVj bLikr
ds ds rkj dh enn ls tehu ij yacor
dks.k30° gSA ;fn ehukj
110 3 ehVj Åaph gS]ehukj
rks
:i ls •M+k gS tks mlds 'kh"kZ ls ca/k gqvk gS vkSj tehu i
ds ikn ls fcanq
P dh nwjh (ehVj esa) D;k gS\
fLFkr gSA ;fn bLikr dk rkj {kSfrt tehu° dk
ls dks.k
30 cukrk
SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift-03)
gS] rks •aHksapkbZ
dh Å fdruh gS\

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(a) 330 (b) 220
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(c) 115 (d) 110
2. A ladder is placed against a wall in such a way (a) 6 m (b) 8 m

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that its base is at a distance of 5 m from the wall
and its top touches a window situated at a height
of 12m from the ground. What will be the length
6.
(c) 6 3 m (d) 8 3 m
A pole 23 m long reaches a window which is

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of the ladder? 3 5 m above the ground on one side of a street.
,d lh<+hfnokj ds lgkjs bl çdkj j•h x;h gS dh bldk vk/kj Keeping its foot at the same point, the pole is
fnokj ls m
5 dh nwj
ja
h ij gS vkSj bldk f'k"kZ tehumlsdh
12ÅapkbZ turned to the other side of the street to reach a
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ij fLFkr f•M+dh dks Li'kZ djrk gSA lh<+h dh yackbZ D;k gksxh\
window 4 15 m high. What is the width (in m)
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ALP Teir-II 21/01/2019 (Shift-02) of the street?

(a) 16m (b) 15m 23 ehVj yack ,d •aHkk
,d f•M+dh rd igqaprk gS tks lM+d
(c) 24m (d) 13m ds ,d rjiQ tehu ls 3 5 ehVj Åij gSA vius iSj dks
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3. The ratio of the height of a tree and its shadow is

mlh fcanq ij j•rs gq,] •aHks dks lM+d ds nwljh rjiQ ?
1
1: . The angle of elevation of the Sun is: tkrk gS rkfd4 15 ehVj Åaph f•M+dh rd igqapk tk ldsA
di M

3
lM+d dh pkSM+kbZ (ehVj esa) D;k gS
1
Sj vk
,d isM+ dh yackbZ mldh Nk;k dk vuqikr
1: gSA SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Shift-02)
3
(a) 17 (b) 35
lw;Z dk mUu;u dks.k gS%
RRB NTPC 07/04/2021 (Shift-03)
(c) 39 (d) 22
(a) 75° (b) 30° 7. The length of the shadow of a vertical tower on
(c) 60° (d) 45° level ground increases by 8.4 m when the altitude
of the sun changes from 45° to 30°. What is the
4. A bridge over a river makes an angle of 45° with
height of the tower (in m)?
the river bank as shown in the figure. If the
length of the bridge is 150m, what is the width tc lw;Z dk mUu;u dks.k
45° ls 30° gks tkrk gS]lery
rksHkwfe
of the river? ij ,d ÅèokZ/j ehukj dh Nk;k dh yackbZ 8-4 eh c<+ tkrh
,d unh ij cuk ,d iq y unh ds fdukjs ls
45° dk dks.k cukrk ehukj dh ÅapkbZ (ehVj esa) fdruh gS\
A

gS tSlkfd fp=k esa fn•k;k x;k gSA ;fn iqy dh150m

yackbZ SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Shift-03)
gS] rks unh dh pkSM+kbZ fdruh gS\
(a) 4.2( 3 + 3) (b) 4.2( 3 – 1)

C (c) 4.2( 3 +1) (d) 8.4( 3 + 3)

8. Two pillars of equal height stand on either side
River 150 m River
45° of a roadway which is 150 m wide. At a point in
A B the road between pillars, the elevations of the
2
pillars are x° and y° so that tan x° = , tan y°
NTPC CBT-I 28/09/2022 (Shift-01) 5
(a) 63 2 m (b) 75 2 m 3
= , then the height of each pillar is:
(c) 70m (d) 65m 5

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150 eh pkSM+h ,d lM+d ds nksuksa vksj leku Å¡pkbZ

13.okys
Thenks •aHks
angle of elevation of the top of an upright
yxs gq, gSaA bu •aHkksa
chp] lM+d
ds ds ,d fcanq ls •aHkksa dstower from the top of a straight pole 24 3 feet
mUu;u dks.kx° vkSj y° bl çdkj gSa fd tan x° = high is 60°. If the base of the pillar was at a
distance of 60 feet from the base of the tower,
2 3
,tan y   , rks çR;sd •aHks dh Å¡pkbZ gksxh% what was the height (in feet) of the tower?
5 5
SSC CGL TIER-II 26/10/2023 24 3 iQhV mQaps ,d lh/s [kM+s [kaHks ds f'k[kj ls ,
(a) 39 m (b) 42 m [kM+h ehukj ds f'k[kj dk mUu;u 60°dks.k
FkkA ;fn [kaHks dk
(c) 36 m (d) 33 m vkèkkj ehukj ds vk/kj ls 60 iQhV dh nwjh ij Fkk] rks eh
9. A person standing at a distance looks at a mQapkbZ (iQhV esa) D;k Fkh\
building having a height of 1000 metres. The SSC CGL TIER-II 06/03/2023
angle between the top of the building and the (a) 44 3 (b) 36 3
ground is 30°. At what approximate distance
(c) 60 3 (d) 84 3
(in metres) is the person standing away from
the building. 14. A vertical pole and a vertical tower are on the same
level of ground in such a way that from the top of
1000 eh dh mQ¡pkbZ okyh bekjr dks ns[krk
nwj [kM+k ,d O;fDr the pole, the angle of elevation of the top of the

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gSA bekjr ds 'kh"kZ vkSj tehu ds chp30°
esagSA
dks.k;g O;fDr tower is 60° and the angle of depression of the
bekjr ls yxHkx fdruh nwjh (ehVj esa) ij [kM+k gSa\ bottom of the tower is 30°. If the height of the tower

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SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (Shift-04) is 76 m, then find the height (in m) of the pole.
(a) 1000 (b) 936 ,d mèokZ/j [kaHkk vkSj ,d mèokZ/j ehukj lery tehu ij bl
(c) 1732
an by
(d) 1542 izdkj fLFkr gSa fd [kaHks ds 'kh"kZ ls ehukj ds f'k[kj
dks.k 60ñ rFkk ehukj ds ry dk voueu dks.k 30ñ gSA ;fn e

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10. Exactly midway between the foot of two towers P
and Q, the angles of elevation of their tops are dh ÅapkbZ 76 eh gS] rks [kaHks dhesa) ÅapkbZ
Kkr dhft,A
(eh
45° and 60°, respectively. The ratio of the heights
of P and Q is:
ja SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Shift-02)
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(a) 38 (b) 19 3
nks ehukjksa
P vkSjQ ds ikn ds Bhd chp ls muds 'kh"kks± dk
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(c) 19 (d) 57
mUu;u dks.k Øe'k%45° vkSj
60° gSaA
P vkSj
Q dh mQ¡pkb;ksa dk
15. The angle of elevation of the top of a tall building
vuqikr D;k gSA from the points M and N at the distances of 72
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Shift-01) m and 128 m, respectively, from the base of the
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(a) 1: 3 (b) 3:1 building and in the same straight line with it,
are complementary. The height of the building
(c) 1 : 3 (d) 3 : 1 (in m) is:
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11. Let A and B be two towers with same base. From fcanqM vkSjN ,d bekjr ds vk/kj ls ,d lh/h js[kk esa
the midpoint of the line joining their feet, the Øe'k% 72 ehVj vkSj 128 ehVj dh nwjh ij fLFkr fcanq
angles of elevation of the tops of A and B are bu fcanqvksa ls ml bekjr ds 'kh"kZ dk mUUk;u dks.k
30º and 60º, respectively. The ratio of the heights ml bekjr dh Å¡pkbZ (ehVj eas) fdruh gS\
of B and A is: SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Shift-02)
ekukA vkSjB leku vk/kj okyh nks ehukjsa gSaA vkSj nksuksa
(a) 84 (b) 96
ehukjksa ds vk/kjksa dks tksM+us okyh js[kkA ds eè;fcUnq
(c) 80ls] (d) 90
vkSjB ds 'kh"kZ dk mUu;u dks.k 30º
Øe'k%
vkSj60º gSA16. From a point P on a level ground, the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower is 30°. If the
B vkSjA dh Å¡pkbZ dk vuqikr Kkr djsaA
distance of point P from the foot of the tower
SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Shift-02) is 510 m, then 50% of the height of the tower
A

(a) 1 : 3 (b) 3 : 1 (in m) is:

(c) 1 : 2 (d) 1 : 3 lery Hkwfe ij fLFkr fcanq
P ls ehukj ds f'k[kj dk mUu;u dks.k
30° gSA ;fn ehukj ds ikn ls fcanq
P dh nwjh 510 eh gS] rks
12. From the top of a 195 m high cliff the angles of
depression of the top and bottom of a tower are ehukj dh mQ¡pkbZ 50%dk(eh-esa
) gS%
30° and 60°, respectively. Find the height of the SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Shift-02)
tower (in m). 85 3
ehukj vkSj (a)
,d 195 ehmQaph pV~Vku dh pksVh ls]ds,d'kh"kZ 3
(b) 85
ikn ds voueu dks.k Øe'k%
30° vkSj60° gSaA ehukj dh (c) 85 3 (d) 150 3
mQ¡pkbZ
(ehesa
) Kkr dhft,A 17. The length of the shadow of a vertical pole on
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Shift-03) the ground is 36 m. If the angle of elevation of
(a) 65 (b) 195 13
the sun at that time is , such that sec =
12
(c) 130 (d) 195 3 then what is the height (in m) of the pole?

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fdlh v/ksyac LraHk dh Hkwfe ij iM+us okyh ijNkbZ 22. dhThe

yackbZ
angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a
36 eh gSA ;fn ml le; lw;Z dk mUu;u dks.k
 bl izdkj gS point on the ground is 45°. After a flight of 12
seconds horizontally, the angle of elevation
fd sec = 13 gS] rks LraHk dh Å¡pkbZ (ehVj esa) Kkr changes
djsaA to 30°. If the aeroplane is flying at a
12 height of 2400 m, then find the speed of the
SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Shift-01) aeroplane (in km/h).
(a) 12 (b) 9 tehu ij ,d fcanq ls gokbZ tgkt dk mUu;u dks.k
45° gSA
(c) 18 (d) 15 {kSfrt :i ls 12 lsdaM dh mM+ku ds ckn] mUu;u
30° dks.k
18. Two ships are on the opposite of a light house esa cny tkrk gSA ;fn gokbZ tgkt 2400 ehVj dh Åapkb
such that all three of them are collinear. The angles mM+ jgk gS] rks gokbZ tgkt dh xfr (fdeh@?kaVk esa)
of depression of the two ships from the top of the
NTPC CBT-02 15/06/2022 (Shift-03)
light house are 30º and 60º. If the ships are
230 3 m apart, then find the height of the light (a) 72(1 + 3) (b) 720( 3  1)
house (in m).
(c) 720( 3 – 1) (d) 72( 3 – 1)
nks tgkt ,d izdk'k LraHk ds lEeq[k bl izdkj gS fd os
rhuksa lajs[k gSaA izdk'k LraHk ds 'kh"kZ ls nks 23. Two
tgktksa dsships
voueuare sailing in the ocean on either side

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of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top
dks.k30º vkSj60º gSaA ;fn tgktksa ds chp dh230
nwjh
3 of the lighthouse as seen from ships are 45° and

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gS] rks izdk'k LraHk dh m¡pkbZ (eh esa) Kkr dhft,A 60° respectively. If the lighthouse is 81 meters
SSC CGL TIER-II 02/03/2023 high, the distance between two ships is:
(a) 175.4
(c) 172.5
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(b) 165.2
(d) 180.5
,d çdk'kLraHk ds nksuksa vksj leqæ esa nks tgkt ukSdk
gSaA tgktksa ls ns•s x, çdk'kLraHk ds 'kh"kZ ds mU

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19. From the top of an upright pole 17.75 m high, Øe'k%45° vkSj60° gSaA ;fn çdk'kLraHk 81 ehVj Å¡pk g
the angle of elevation of the top of an upright nks tgktksa ds chp dh nwjh gS%
ja
tower was 60°. If the tower was 57.75 m tall, how
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RRB NTPC 16/01/2021 (Shift-03)
far away (in m) from the foot of the pole was the
foot of the tower?
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(1  3) (1  3)
17-75 eh Åaps ,d lh/s •M+s •aHks ds 'kh"kZ ls] ,d lh/h (a)
81 3
m (b)
3
m
•M+h ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk mUu;u
60° dks.k
FkkA ;fn ehukj 57-
75 eh Åaph Fkh] rks •aHks ds vk/kj ls ehukj dk vkèkkj fdruh[81(1  3)] 81
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(c) m (d) m
nwjh (eh esa) ij Fkk\ 3 3
SSC CGL TIER-II 03/03/2023 24. The lower part of a pillar is of steel and the upper
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part is of wood. The angle of elevation of the top

151 3
(a) 40 3 (b) 'S' of the wooden part from a point A located at a
6 distance of 100m from the base of the pillar on
77 40 3 the ground is 60°. The angle of elevation of the
(c) 3 (d) top 'R' of the steel part from point A is 45°. Find
4 3
20. The tops of two poles of heights 18 m and 30.5 m the height of the wooden part of the pillar. (Take
are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an 3 = 1.732)
angle of 30° with the horizontal, what is the length ,d [kaHks dk fupyk fgLlk LVhy dk gS vkSj mQijh fgLlk
(in m) of the wire?
dk gSA tehu ij [kaHks ds vk/kj
100m ls dh nwjh ij fLFkr ,d
18 ehvkSj30.5 ehÅapkbZ okys nks [kaHkksa ds 'kh"kZ ,d rkj ls
fcanq
A ls ydM+h ds fgLls ds 'kh"kZ
'S' dk mUu;u dks.k60° gSA
tqM+s gq, gSaA ;fn rkj 30°
{kSfrt
dk dks.k
ls cukrk gS] rks rkj dh fcanq
A ls LVhy ds fgLls ds 'kh"kZ
'R' dk mUu;u dks.k 45° gSA
yackbZ
(ehesa
) D;k gS\
A

•aHks ds ydM+h okys fgLls dh ÅapkbZ (Kkr 3 =dhft,A

SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Shift-01)
(a) 36 (b) 28 1.732 ysa )
(c) 20 (d) 25 RRB NTPC 11/03/2022 (Shift-03)

21. Asha and Suman’s mud forts have heights 9 (a) 98.2 m (b) 141.2 m
cm and 16 cm. They are 24 cm apart. How far (c) 73.2 m (d) 114.2 m
(in cm) are the fort tops from each other? 25. A person was standing on a road near a mall.
vk'kk vkSj lqeu }kjk cuk;s x, feV~Vh ds fdyksa 9 dh Å¡pkbZ
He was 1425 m away from the mall and able
lsaeh vkSj
16 lsaeh gSaA os ,d&nwljs ls dh nwjh ij gSaA to
24 lsaeh
see the top of the mall from the road in
such a way that the top of a tree which is in
muds 'kh"kksaZ ds chp dh nwjh (lsaeh eas) Kkr djsaAbetween him and the mall was exactly in line
SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Shift-02) of sight with the top of the mall. The tree height
(a) 16 (b) 7 is 10 m and it is 30 m away from him. How
(c) 25 (d) 24 tall (in m) is the mall?

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,d O;fDr ekWy ds ikl lM+d ij •M+k FkkA og ekWy 28. Als10 feet long ladder rests against a wall, reaching
1425 ehVj nwj Fkk vkSj lM+d ls ekWy ds 'kh"kZ dks ablpoint rjg 8 feet high on the wall. How far should
the ladder be moved toward the wall so that its
ls ns• ik jgk Fkk fd mlds vkSj ekWy ds chp esa ,d isM+ top reaches a point 9.6 feet high?
dk 'kh"kZ ekWy ds 'kh"kZ ds lkFk fcYdqy lh/h js•k esa ,d 10FkkA
iQhV yach lh<+h ,d nhokj ds lgkjs fVdh gqbZ gS
isM+ dh ÅapkbZ 10 ehVj gS vkSj og mlls 30 ehVj nwj gSA
ij 8 iQhV Åaps fcanq ij igqaprh gSA lh<+h dks nhok
ekWy dh ÅapkbZ (ehVj esa)\fdruh gS fdruh nwjh rd ys tkuk pkfg, rkfd mldk 'kh"kZ 9-6 iQhV
SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Shift-01) fcanq ij igqap tk,\
(a) 475 (b) 300 RRB NTPC 11/01/2021 (Shift-03)
(c) 425 (d) 525 (a) 2.8 feet (b) 3.2 feet
26. The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished (c) 4.4 feet (d) 3.92 feet
tower at a point distant 78m from its base is 30°. 29. A ladder 13 m long reaches a window which is
How much higher must the tower be raised (in 12 m above the ground on side of a street.
m) so that the angle of elevation of the top of the Keeping its foot at the same point, the ladder is
finished tower at the same point will be 60°? turned to the other side of the street to reach a

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window 5m high, then the width of the street is:
,d v/wjh ehukj ds vk/kj ls 78 ehVj dh nwjh ls v/wjh ehukj
13 ehVj yach ,d lh<+h ,d f•M+dh rd igq¡prh gS] tks lM
ds f'k[kj dk mUu;u dks.k° gSA
30 ehukj dks fdruk Å¡pk ehVj

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ds fdukjs dh tehu ls 12 ehVj Åij gSA ;fn blds ikn dks
esa cuk;k tkuk pkfg, rkfd mlh fcanq ls rS;kj ehukj ds f'k[kj
mlh fcanq ij j•rs gq, lh<+h dks lM+d ds nwljh vksj ls y
dk mUu;u dks.k
an by
60° gks tk,\
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Shift-01)
tk, rks ;g f•M+dh rd 5 ehVj Å¡pkbZ rd igq¡prh gSA lM
dh pkSM+kbZ Kkr dhft,A

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(a) 78 3 (b) 80 RRB ALP & TECH 09/08/2018 (Shift-01)

(c) 52 3
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(d) 26 3 (a) 14 m (b) 15 m
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(c) 16 m (d) 17 m
27. A person at the top of a vertical tower sees a car 30. A man looks at the reflection of the top of the
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moving with uniform speed coming straight lamp-post on the mirror that is 6.6 m away from
towards him. If the angle of depression is changed the foot of the lamp post. The man’s height is
from 45° to 60° It takes 10 minutes, then in how 1.25 m and he is standing 2 m away from the
much time will the car reach the tower? mirror. Assuming that the mirror is placed on
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fdlh ÅèokZ/j ehukj ds 'kh"kZ ij ekStwn ,d O;fÙkQ] ,dleku the ground, facing the sky and the man, and that
pky ls pyrh gqbZ dkj dks lh/s viuh vksj vkrs gq, ns•rk gSA
the mirror and the lamp-post are in a same line,
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find the height of the lamp-post (in metres).

;fn voueu dks.k dks45° ls cnydj 60° gksus esa 10 feuV
dk le; yxrk gS] rks dkj fdrus le; esa ehukj rd igqapsxh\ ,d vkneh ySai iksLV ds 'kh"kZ ds çfrfcac dks niZ.k ij
gS tks ySaiiksLV ds ikn fcanq ls 6-6 ehVj nwj gSA
NTPC CBT-II 15/06/2022 (Shift-02)
Å¡pkbZ 1-25 ehVj gS vkSj og niZ.k ls 2 ehVj nwj •M+
(a) (15  5 3) minute ekurs gq, fd niZ.k tehu ij j•k x;k gS] ftldk eq• vkdk'k
vkSj vkneh dh vksj gS] rFkk niZ.k vkSj ySai iksLV ,d
(b) (3  5 3) minute
esa gSa] ySai iksLV dh Å¡pkbZ (ehVj esa) Kkr dhft,
(c) (15  8 3) minute SSC CHSL 04/07/2024 (Shift-01)
(a) 4.28 (b) 4.45
(d) (15  3 3) minute (c) 3.97 (d) 4.13
A

ANSWER KEY
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (a)

11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (d)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (d)

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SOLUTIONS
1. (a) Given, OT = 110 3 m 6. (c)
O 23
4 15 23
3 5
60°
1 A B

30° Using Pythagoras theorem in both triangles,

P T
23² = (415)² + A²
3
Angle  30° 60° A= 529 – 240 = 289 = 17 m
Si de  1 : 3 Also,
110 3 330 23² = (35)² + B²
2. (d) A B= 529 – 45 = 484 = 22 m

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Width of street = A + B = 17 + 22 = 39 m

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12m 7. (c) A

B 5m
From paythagoras theorem an by
C h1

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Lenght of ladder = 52  122
30º 45º
= 25  144 = 169 = 13 meter
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1
B
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3. (c) A 8·4 x
3
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Given that, DC = 8.4 cm

1 (3 – 1) unit = 8.4 m
8.4 3 1
ty a

AB (1 unit) = 
3 1 3 1
60°
B 1 C 8.4( 3  1)
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= = 4.2( 3  1)
3 2
1 Alternate Method:
tan = 1 tan = 3
d = h(cot 1 – cot 2)
3  8.4 = h(cot 30° – cot 45°)
 tan = tan60°= 60°
4. (b) In ABC,  8.4 = h ( 3  1)

BC 8.4 3 1
tan 45° = = 1 AB = BC  h= 
AB 3 1 3 1
BC2 + AB2 = AC2 8.4( 3  1)
 2 BC2 = 150 × 150 = = 4.2( 3  1)
2
 2 BC = 150  BC = 75 2 m 8. (c) Let height of each Pillar is h & the point
A

5. (a) between the road is P

A C
60°

1
2

h h

30°
x° y°
3
Angle  90° 60° 30° B P Q
h 23 6
Side  2 : 3 : 1 tan x =  
×6 ×6 BP 5  3 15
12 m 6m h 32 6
tan y =  
Height of pole = 6 m. PQ 5  2 10

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 BP  PQ  150m 11. (b)

25 unit  150 m
 6 unit  6 × 6 = 36 m
2 3
So height of each pillar = 36 m. 2 3
(1)
Alternate Method:
30° 60°
A 3 C 3 B

2×3 3×2 Ratio of height of B : A = 3 : 1

12. (c)
C
x° y° 30º
60º
5×3 5 ×2
15 unit 10 unit 1

25 unit  150m

19 5
3× 3 3 30º
E D
150 =3
6 unit  × 6 = 36 m
25

r
x x
9. (c)
A 60º

si
A 1× 3 = 3 B
60º AC = 3 unit = 195 m
1
an by AE = 2 unit =
195
3
× 2 = 130 m

n
30º Height of the tower = 130 m
B 3 C 13. (d)
A

ja
R s
Angle  30° 60° 90°
60°
a th

Side  1 : 3 : 2 B D
×1000 ×1000 24 3
C E
1000 m 1000 3 = 1732 m 60
ty a

10. (a) AB AB 
tan 60 = = AB = 60 3
A E CE 60
 AC = 60 3  24 3 = 84 3 m
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Alternate Method:
A
30°
3
45° 60° 60°
D
B C D B 1
24 3
In figure, C E
AB 60
tan 45º   AB = BC and, BD = CE = 60m
BC
Angle  30° 60° 90°
DE
tan 60º  DE = CD 3 Side  1 : 3 : 2
CD
ATQ,
A

BC = CD 60m 60 3

 Ratio of height of AB : DE = 1 : 3 Total height = 24 3  60 3 = 84 3 m

Alternate Method: 14. (c) E
A E
30º
3× 3
1
3 60º 1× 3
A D 76 m
30º
45º 60º 60º
B D h 1 1
1 C 1
30º
 Ratio of height of AB : DE = 1 : 3 B C
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EC = (3 + 1) = 4 unit  76 ATQ, 4 unit  230 3 m
DC = 1 unit = 19m
230 3
15. (b) A  3 unit =  3 = 172.5
4
 CD = 172.5 m
19. (d) A

57.75 60° D
B
B M N 17.75
72 C E
128 AB = 57.75 – 17.75 = 40 m
We know that,
AB AB 40
IfAMB + ANB = 90°, then  tan60º = =  3 =
BD CE CE
AB = BM  BN
 CE = 40 = 40 3
= 72  128 = 36  2  64  2 3 3
Alternate Method:
= 8 × 6 × 2 = 96 m

r
Height of building = 96 m A
16. (c) 30°

si
R 57.75 60° D
B 1
60°
an by C 1
17.75
E

n
Tower
1 2 Angle  30° 60° 90°
Side  1 : 3 : 2

ja 30°
R s
3
Q 510m P 40 40 3 40m
 m
a th

Angle  30° 60° 90° 3 3

Side  1 : 3 : 2 20. (d) A

12.5
ty a

170 3m 510
1 30º 30.5
D B
50% of height of tower = 170 3 × = 85 3
2
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17. (d)
A
E C
In ABD,
(13)
(5) 12.5 1 12.5
sin 30   
AD 2 AD
AD = 25 m
Alternate Method:
C (12) B
A
13 H
 sec θ   2
12 B 1 12.5
AB = 13 – 12 = 5
2 2 30º 30.5
D B
 BC = 12 unit = 36 m 3
A

AB = 5 unit = 15 m
Height of the pole = 15 m E C
18. (c) C 1 unit = 12.5 m 2 unit = 25 m
30° 60° Length of wire = 25 m
A
21. (c)
16 – 9 = 7cm
h 3
C E
24cm

30° 9 cm 9cm
60°
A 3  3  3unit D Let BD = 1 unit B D B
230 3m
24cm

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 AE = 7 cm CE = 24 cm In ROA,
AC = 2
24  7 2 = 576  49 RO RO
tan  = OA  tan45° = 100
= 625 = 25 cm
RO = 100m
22. (c)
SO
C E Now, in SOA, tan60° =
OA
SO = 100 3 = 100 × 1.732 = 173.2
the height of the wooden part of the pillar
2400m
= 173.2 – 100 = 73.2 m
25. (a)
B
45° 30°
A B D
(90– )
BC
tan 45 
AB E

r
BC  AB  2400mm
)
–
2400 (9
0 10m

si
tan 30  
AD
C 30m D A
AD  2400 3
an by
CE  BD  2400 3  2400  2400( 3  1) DE AB 10 AB
1425 m

n
=   AB = 475 m
CD AC 30 1425
2400( 3  1) 18 26. (c)
Speed 
speed  km@
 720( 3  1)km /hh
12 5
ja
R s
We know,
23. (c) A
a th

60° 2
1
81m 30°
3 3
45° 60° 1
S1 O S2 60°
ty a

30
S1 and S2 are two ships and S1S2 is the distance º
between them 3
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InS1AO]
3 unit = 78 m
AO = 81 = S1 O = 81 (angle = 45°) 78 156 3
InS2O, (3 – 1 = 2 units) = ×2 = = 52 3
3 3
81 81 Alternate Method:
tan60° =  OS2 =
OS2 3
again the distance between two ships h
81 [81(1  3 )]
= 81 + = m
3 3
Alternate Method:
Here, 60°
the ratio of side to the angle
30
A

30° : 60° : 90° = 1 : 3: 2 78 m

h = D(tan1 – tan2)
45° : 45° : 90° = 1 : 1 : 2
= 78(tan 60º – tan30º)
ATQ, 3 unit = 81 meter
 1  2 156 3
81 = 78  3   = 78× 3 = = 52 3
( 3  1) unit = × ( 3  1) meter  3 3
3 27. (a)
A
24. (c) S 45° 60°

R 3h

60° 45°
O 60° 45° A
O h B 10x C

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Let, the speed of car = x meter/min.
BC = x × 10
Let, OB = h
InAOB,
AO
tan60° =
OB
AO
 3=  AO = h 3
h
In AOC, In right angle ABC,
AO AB2 = AC2 + BC2
tan45° = 132 = 122 + BC2
OC
BC2 = 169 – 144 = 250 BC = 5 m
 3 h = h + 10x Again in right angle ECD,
h( 3  1) ED2 = EC2 + CD2
x =

r
10 132 = 52 + CD2
Now, the time taken by car to reach the tower CD2 = 169 – 25

si
OB h  10 CD2 = 144 CD = 12
= 10  = 10  BD = BC + CD
x

an by
h( 3  1)

= 10 + 5 ( 3 + 1) = (15 + 5 3 ) min. 30.

or BD = 5 + 12 = 17 meter
(d) Lamp-post

n
A
28. (b) E

10
ja
R s
A Man
9.6 D H
a th

B 10 1.25m
Mirror
B C
D C E B
2m
6.6m
InABC, BC = 102  82 = 6 feet
ty a

Let, height of lamp-post = H

InEBD, BD = 10  (9.6)
2 2 Since, DABC and DCDE are similar
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CE DE
= =
100  92.16 = 7.84 = 2.8 feet BC AB
DC = 6 – 2.8 = 3.2 feet 2 1.25
 =
29. (d) Let the width of street BD = x m 6.6 H
H = 1.25 × 3.3 = 4.125m = 4.13m
Lenght of ladder = 13 meter
A

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