Height and Distance Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

If the length of a shadow of a pole on a level ground is twice the length of that pole, the angle of elevation of the sun is:-

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    30°
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    45°
    Correct
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  • 3
    60°
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    None of these
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Answer : 4. "None of these"

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From the peak of a hill which is 300m high, the angle of depression of two sides of a bridge lying on a ground are 45° and 30° (both ends of the bridge are on the same side of the hill). Then the length of the bridge is 

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    300√3 m
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    $${300\over√3}m $$
    Correct
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  • 3
    300(√3-1) m
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    300(√3+1) m
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "300(√3-1) m "

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Answer : 4. "12 m "

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A pole stands vertically inside a scalene triangular park ABC. If the angle of elevation of the top of the pole from each corner of the park is same, then in ∆ABC, the foot of the pole is at the 

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    incentre
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  • 2
    orthocenter
    Correct
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    centroid
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    circumcenter
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Answer : 4. "circumcenter "

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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
    Correct
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  • 2
    280√2
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    240√3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    480[(√3)-1]
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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)
    Correct
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  • 2
    45(√3+2)
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    90
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    45√3
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "45(√3+2)"

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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
  • 4
    584 m
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Answer : 1. "366 m "

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Answer : 3. "40 m"

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