NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths Chapter 9
Important NCERT Questions
SOME APPLICAT IONS OF TRIGONOMETRY
(Height and Distance)
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EXERCISE 9.1
Page No:204
Questions No:4
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away from the foot of the tower, is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
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Let AB is tower and C is the point 30 m away from the foot of the tower.
In Δ ABC,
AB/BC= tan 30°
⇒ AB/30 = 1/√3
⇒ AB = 30/√3 = 30√3/3 = 10√3
Hence, the height of the tower is 10√3m.