Height and Distance Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A Navy captain going away from a lighthouse at the speed of 4[(73) -1] m/s. He observes that it takes him 1 minute to change the angle of elevation of the top of the lighthouse from 60 ° to 45 °. What is the height (in meters) of the lighthouse? 

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    360√3
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  • 2
    280√2
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    240√3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    480[(√3)-1]
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "240√3 "

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A tower is broken at a point P above the ground. The top of the tower makes an angle 60 ° with the ground at Q. From another point R on the opposite side of Q angle of elevation of point P is 30 °. If QR = 180 m, then what is the total height (in meters ) of the tower ? 

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    45(√3+1)
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  • 2
    45(√3+2)
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    90
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    45√3
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "45(√3+2)"

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Answer : 2. "103.92"

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A 1.6 m tall observer is 45 metres away from a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top of the tower is 30 °, then the height of the tower in metres is ( Take √3 = 1.732 ) 

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    27.58
    Correct
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  • 2
    27.98
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    25.98
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    26.58
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Answer : 1. "27.58 "

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A helicopter, at an altitude of 1500 metre, finds that two ships are sailing towards it, in the same direction. The angles of depression of the ships as observed from the helicopter are 60° and 30° respectively. Distance between the two ships, in metre is

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    500 √3
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    $${500\over√3}m$$
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    100√3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    $${1000\over√3}m$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "100√3 "

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Answer : 1. "45 km/h "

Q:

An Aeroplan flying horizontally at a height of 3 km. Above the ground is observed at a certain point on earth to subtend an angle of 60 °. After 15 sec flight, its angle of elevation is changed to 30 °. The speed of the Aeroplan (taking √3 = 1.732) 

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    235.93 m/sec.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    236.25 m/sec.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    230.63 m/sec.
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    230.93 m/sec.
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Answer : 4. "230.93 m/sec. "

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An observer on the top of a mountain, 500 m above the sea level, observes the angles of depression of the two boats in his same place vision to be 45 ° and 30 ° respectively. Then the distance between the boats, if the boats are on the same side of the mountain, is 

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    366 m
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    699 m
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    456 m
    Correct
    Wrong
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    584 m
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Answer : 1. "366 m "

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