From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60° and the angle of…
CBSE Class 10 Maths PYQ · Applications of Trig · Double Triangle · 5 Marks · March 2023 · Standard
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From the top of a $7$ m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is $60^\circ$ and the angle of depression of its foot is $30^\circ$. Determine the height of the tower.
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Let AC be $h$ m, $BC = DE = 7$ m, $AB = (h−7)$ m $\angle AEB = 60^\circ$ and $\angle BEC = 30^\circ$ $\therefore \angle ECD = 30^\circ$ Let CD be $x$ m $\frac{DE}{CD} = \frac{7}{x} = \tan 30^\circ \Rightarrow x = 7\sqrt{3}$ $\Rightarrow BE = 7\sqrt{3}$ Again $\frac{AB}{BE} = \tan 60^\circ$ $\frac{h-7}{7\sqrt{3}} = \sqrt{3}$ $h - 7 = 21$ $h = 28$ $\therefore \text{Height of tower} = 28$ m