Question 10 (Choice 2) - CBSE Class 10 Sample Paper for 2022 Boards - Maths Standard [Term 2] - Solutions of Sample Papers for Class 10 Boards
Last updated at May 29, 2023 by Teachoo
A boy 1.7 m tall is standing on a horizontal ground, 50 m away from a building. The angle of elevation of the top of the building from his eye is 60°. Calculate the height of the building. (Take √3 = 1.73)
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Question 10 (Choice 2) A boy 1.7 m tall is standing on a horizontal ground, 50 m away from a building. The angle of elevation of the top of the building from his eye is 60°. Calculate the height of the building. (Take √3 = 1.73) Given that
boy is standing 50 m away from the building
∴ QB = 50 m
And, Boy is 1.7 m tall
∴ PQ = 1.7 m
Given that,
Angle of elevation of top of building from his eye = 60°
Hence, ∠APC = 60°
Now,
PC & QB are parallel lines
So, PC = QB = 50 m
And,
PQ and CB are parallel lines
So, PQ = CB = 1.7 m
We need to find height of the building
i.e. AB
In right angle triangle APC,
tan P = (𝑆𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒" " 𝑃)/(𝑆𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒" " 𝑃)
tan P = AC/PC
tan 60° = 𝐀𝐂/𝟓𝟎
√3 = (AB − BC)/50
50√3 = AB − BC
50√3 = AB − 1.7
50√3 + 1.7 = AB
AB = 50√𝟑 + 1.7
AB = 50 × 1.73 + 1.7
AB = 86.5 + 1.7
AB = 88.2 m
∴ Height of building is 88.2 m
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