Question : The top of a broken tree touches the ground at a distance of 15 metres from its base. If the tree is broken at a height of 8 metres from the ground, then the actual height of the tree is:
Option 1: 17 metres
Option 2: 20 metres
Option 3: 25 metres
Option 4: 30 metres
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Correct Answer: 25 metres
Solution : Given: The top of a broken tree touches the ground at a distance of 15 metres from its base and the tree is broken at a height of 8 metres from the ground. Let h be the actual height of the tree. From the figure we get, BD = 8 metres, BC = 15 metres and AD = CD = (h – 8) metres. By using the Pythagoras theorem, CD2 = BD2 + BC2 ⇒ (h – 8)2 = 82 + 152 ⇒ (h – 8)2 = 289 ⇒ (h – 8) = 17 ⇒ h = 17 + 8 ⇒ h = 25 Hence, the correct answer is 25 metres.
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Question : The upper part of a tree broken at a certain height makes an angle of 60° with the ground at a distance of 10 metres from its foot. The original height of the tree was:
Option 1: $20\sqrt{3}$ metres
Option 2: $10{\sqrt3}$ metres
Option 3: $10\left (2+{\sqrt3} \right)$ metres
Option 4: $10\left (2-{\sqrt3}\right)$ metres
Question : A person standing at a distance looks at a building having a height of 1000 metres. The angle between the top of the building and the ground is 30o. At what approximate distance (in metres) is the person standing away from the building?
Option 1: 1000
Option 2: 936
Option 3: 1732
Option 4: 1542
Question : A coconut tree swings with the wind in such a manner that the angle covered by its trunk is 18°. If the topmost portion of the tree covers a distance of 44 metres, find the length of the tree. ( $\tan 18°$ = 0.3249).
Option 1: 120 metres
Option 2: 210 metres
Option 3: 140 metres
Option 4: 70 metres
Question : If the angle of elevation of the top of a pillar from the ground level is raised from 30° to 60°, the length of the shadow of a pillar of height $50\sqrt{3}$ metres will be decreased by:
Option 1: 60 metres
Option 2: 75 metres
Option 3: 100 metres
Option 4: 50 metres
Question : The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished pillar at a point 150 metres from its base is 30°. The height (in metres) that the pillar raised so that its angle of elevation at the same point may be 45°, is:
Option 1: 63.4
Option 2: 86.6
Option 3: 126.8
Option 4: 173.2
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