# The Angle of Elevation of the Top of a Tower as Observed Form a Point in a Horizontal Plane Through the Foot of the Tower is 32°. When the Observer Moves Towards the Tower a Distance of 100 M, He Finds the Angle of Elevation of the Top to Be 63°. Find the Height of the Tower and the Distance of the First Position from the Tower. - Mathematics

The angle of elevation of the top of a tower as observed form a point in a horizontal plane through the foot of the tower is 32°. When the observer moves towards the tower a distance of 100 m, he finds the angle of elevation of the top to be 63°. Find the height of the tower and the distance of the first position from the tower. [Take tan 32° = 0.6248 and tan 63° = 1.9626]

#### Solution

Let h be the height of the tower and the angle of elevation as observed from the foot of the tower is 32° and observed move towards the tower with distance 100 m then the angle of elevation becomes 63°.

Let BC = x and CD = 100

Now we have to find the height of the tower

So we use trigonometrical ratios.

In a triangle ABC,

=> tan C = (AB)/(BC)

=> tan 63^@ = (AB)/(BC)

=> 1.9626 = h/x

=> x = h/1.9626

Again in a triangle ABD

=> tan D = (AB)/(BC + CD)

=> tan 32^@ = h/(x + 100)

=> 0.6248 = h/(x + 100)

=> x + 100 = h/0.6248

=> 100 = h/0.6248 - h/1.9626

=> 100 = (h xx 1.9626 - h xx 0.6248)/(0.6248 xx 1.9626)

=> 100 = (h(1.9626 - 0.6248))/(0.6248 xx 1.9626)

=> 100 = (h(1.3378))/(0.6248 xx 1.9626)

=> 100 x 0.6248 x 1.9626 = h x 1.3378

=> h = (100 xx 0.6248 xx 1.9626)/1.3378

=> 122.6232/1.3378

=> 91.66

=> x = 91.66/1.9626

= 46.7

So distance of the first position from the tower is = 100 + 46.7 = 146.7 m

Hence the height of tower 91.66 m and the desires distance is  146.7 m

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#### APPEARS IN

RD Sharma Class 10 Maths
Chapter 12 Trigonometry
Exercise 12.1 | Q 15 | Page 30

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