Q. A tower is 50 meters high. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 30 degrees. What is the distance from the point to the base of the tower?
A.25√3 m
B.50 m
C.25 m
D.50√3 m
Solution
Using tan(30°) = height/distance, we have distance = height/tan(30°) = 50/√3 = 25√3 m.
Q. A tower is 60 meters high. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 45 degrees. How far is the point from the base of the tower?
Q. A tower is 80 meters high. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of the tower is 60 degrees. How far is the point from the base of the tower?
Q. A tower is standing on a horizontal ground. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground is 30 degrees. If the height of the tower is 10√3 m, how far is the point from the base of the tower?
A.10 m
B.5 m
C.15 m
D.20 m
Solution
Using tan(30°) = height/distance, we have 1/√3 = 10√3/distance. Therefore, distance = 10√3 * √3 = 30 m.
Q. A tower is standing on a horizontal ground. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground is 30 degrees. If the height of the tower is 10√3 meters, how far is the point from the base of the tower?
A.10 m
B.20 m
C.30 m
D.40 m
Solution
Using tan(30°) = height/distance, we have 1/√3 = 10√3/distance. Therefore, distance = 10√3 * √3 = 30 m.
Q. A tower is standing on a horizontal ground. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from a point on the ground is 30 degrees. If the height of the tower is 50 meters, how far is the point from the base of the tower?
A.50√3 m
B.100 m
C.50 m
D.100√3 m
Solution
Using tan(30°) = height/distance, we have distance = height/tan(30°) = 50/(1/√3) = 50√3 m.
Q. A tree is 15 meters tall. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation to the top of the tree is 30 degrees. How far is the point from the base of the tree?