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away from the foot of the tower, is 30". Find the
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height of the tower.
r,tiO of the length of a vertical rod and the A

,~ 11te of its shadow is 1 : ✓ 3 . Find the angle of

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Q. 4.1£ a tower 30 m high, casts a shadow 10✓3 m long
~lln the given figure, find the angles of depress-
on the ground, then what is the angle of elevation of
ions from the observing positions 0 1 and 02
respectively of the object A.
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Q. s. In the given figure, AB is a 6 m high pole and

DC is a ladder inclined at an angle of 60° to the
horizontal and reaches up to point D of pole.
If AD = 2.54 m, find the length of the ladder.
lt~ ·A-.. -·-.- - f
~"'&lllt, the angle of elevation of the top
a O (use ✓3 = 1.73)
tr &o. a point Con the ground, which is 30 m
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Short Answer Type
~ Questions-I (2 marks each)

Q. 1. 'Sky sails' is that genre of enginttring &dence that

· mes extensive utilization of wind energy to move
a vessel in the sea water. The 'Sky sails' technology
allows the towing kite to gain a height of anything
between 100 metres - 300 metres. The sailing kite
is made in such a way that it an be raised to its
proper elevation and then brought back with the
help of 'taescopic mast' that enables the kite to be
raised properly and effectively.
Based on the following figure related to sky
sailing, answer the questions:
(i) In the given figure, if sin 8 = cos (36 - 30"), where 8
and 36-30" are acute angles, then find the value of 8.

Q. 3. From the top of light house, 40 m above the water,

the angle of depression of a small boat is 60',
Find how far the boat is from the base of the light
(ii) What should be the length of the rope of the house. 0 11 [CBSE Term-II, 2015]
kite Nil in order to pull the ship at the angle 8
Q. 4. From the top of a 120 m high tower, a man observes
(calculated above) and be at a vertical height of
7.00 m 7 ~ [CBSE SQP, 2020-21) two can on the opposite sides of the tower and In
straight line with the base of tower with angles
of depression as 60° and 45°. Find the distance
between two cars.
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Q. 2. The tops of two towers of height x and y, standinl

on the ground, subtend the angles of 30° and 60'
respectively at the centre of the line joining their
feet, then find x : y.
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&on. ila ~ bl -:-i-t ·•' an and ·•• cm (11 > .,
Qe 30• and • d bl the ~ ltralght UM from It
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' then find the height of the candle.
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th on either aide of• cliff 75 m high obHrve
.;. illgles of eln•lion of the mp ol the cliff to be e
and 6Cr. And the diatallff between the two - - - - ------
lllen.

Q. s. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 3l25

from the ground passes vertically below anoth111
Plane at an instant when the angles of elevati. er
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the two planes from the same point on the gro
are 30° and fH' respectively. Find the dista':14
between the two planes at that instanl ce

~- 4. From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles

of depreuion of the banb on opposite sides of the
river are 30° and 45°. If the bridge is at a height of
8 m from the banks, then find the width of the river.
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Q. J. 'I'll• aftllet of dq,m1lon of th, t.....

ol a b1dldina 50 fflftnl high 11 ~ •
ol a a.,wer are ,o• and 6(1• - - ~ ~
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Q. 1. The two palm lr'tft an ol tqual htlght l and an
ltandiag oppGl itt ID wh other on eithtr elde
ol the ~ which la _, • wide. Prom a point 0
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betwc w tbem on the mer tht angkt ol elnali on
ol the IDp ol the lrea are fil1" and ,er, mp«ti wly.
Flad the heigh t°' the bftl and the diltuK'et of the
poiat O &a. the lrfts. (ue .Ji • 1.'7S)

Q. 3. A vertical tower stands on horizontal plane and

surmounted by a vertical flag-staff of height 6
The angles at a point on the bottom and top
the flag-staff with the ground are 30" and
respectively. Find the heigh t of the tower.
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 .J. 5. The angle of elevati on of the top of a buildi ng from
the foot of a tower is 30" and the angle of elevat ion
of the top of a tower from the foot of the buildi ng is
60°. If the tower is SO m ~ then find the height
of the buildin g. (!> ■ [CBSE OD S&~ 2020)
Q. 6. The angle of elevati on of an aeroplane &om
a point on the ground is 60°. After a flight of 30
seconds the angle of elevati on becomes 30". U
the air plane is flying at a consta nt height of
3000 ✓ 3 m, find the speed of the aeroplane.

Q.t. From a point on the ground , the angles of elevati on

of the bottom and the top of a transm ission tower
are 45° and 60" respec tively above of 20 m high
building. Find the height of the tower.
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Q. 7. KITE FESTIVAL
Kite festival is celebrated in mmy a mtries at
different times of the year. In India, evet y yeat 14th
Janua ry is celebn ted as Intern ationa l Kite Day. On
this day many people visit India and participate in
the festival by flying various kinds of kites.
The pictur e given below, show three kites flying
th top of a 8 m buildi ng, the illlgle n:)
a cable tower is fl.'f and 11,,.~ r
together.
Q. 8. From . e f the top of high
elevation o . f . 45• 0 . ""
angle of depres sion of its oot 15 • dennine the I
height of the tower. (fake ✓ 3 = 1.732).

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In Fig., the angles of elevation of two kites (Points

A and 8) from the hands of a man (Point C) ate
found to be 30" and fl1' respectively. Taking AD =
SO m and BE = 60 m, find.
(i) the lengths of string s used (take them straight) for
kites A and B as shown in the figure.
(ii) the distan ce ' d' betwe en these two kites.
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· iEVEL-1: O?jective Q. 3. Apole 6 m high wll a1hadow 2✓3 m long on the

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' (1 mark each) (A) 60° (B) 45°
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Multiple Choice Quest ions Q. 4. If the height of a vertical pole ii ✓3 t:hnet the
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•~ length of its shadow on the ground, then the angle
leDS'h of a string between a kite d
~~ tile ground is 85 m. If the string -~1.~ a point of elevation of the Sun al that time ls:
- .._anan gle (A) 30° (B) (l.'f
e1filh the ground level such that tan 8 = 15 then (Q 45° (D) 75° ■ +■
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i,eigbl of the kite from the ground is:
ti') 75 m (B) 79.41 m
(C) ~ m_. • (D) 72.5 m

Q. 5. In the figure below, what is the length of AB ?

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45m

Q.2. The angle of depre&

road from the top of 15'.
parked on the
.• tower is 30". The
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distance of the car from the to;.er (in metres) is: 45
(A) 45✓3m (B) ✓3 m

l (A) SO .[3 m
(Q 150,J2m
(B) 150 .[3 m
(D) 75m 0m
(Q 45(✓3-l)m (D) 45(✓3+1)m
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Assert ion (A) is follof
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Reason (R). Marie the corr,ct choice as: -~, Of
(A) Both A and Rare true and
of A
f the correct expJana .
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(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT th
explanation of A e COrrec
Q. 6. In figure, a tower AB is 20 m high and BC, its (QA is true but R is false
shadow on the ground , is 20 ✓3 m long. The Sun's (D) A is false but R is True
Q. 1. Assertion (A): If the ratio of the length
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altitude is:
vertical rod and the length of its shadow is 1 : ~a
then the angle of elevation of the sun at that Ill '
. 30"•
IS
°lllent
Reason (R): If the ratio of the height of a •~·-
wwer ~
the length of its shadow on the ground is f3:J
.
then the angle of elevation of the sun is 60".
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(A) 45° (B) 30"
(Q 750 (D) 60"

Q. 7. H the length of the ladder placed against a wall is

twice the distance between the foot of the ladder
and the wall. The angle made by the ladder with
the horizontal is: 11 [CBSE SA-II, 2015]
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(A) 60" (B) 30"
(Q 450 (0)22.5 °
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15 m long just
,tion (A): A laddeIfr the ladde r ~ a c h e s the
.~ f a vertical wall.
the height of th :n w ~e~
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{If with the wa ll, then

(R): If the•angle of
elevation of the top of
o..,son
e ground, which .~3 0m
r
wer from a point on th ° th
ot of the tower is 30 , en the
, to
,.ray from the fo r;:
,.. v3 m.
Jteight of the tower is 10
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value of x
the tollowing figure, the
Q. 4. Assertion (A): In
is 5✓3 m.

er placed
e length of the ladd
Q. 3. Assertion (A): If th e distance between the foot
st a wall is twice th
again by
made
wall, then the angle
of the ladder an d the ontal is f:ff.
riz
the ladder with the ho
high and its shadow on above figure ·
Reason (R): If a tower is 20 m, then the sun's altitude Reason (R): From the
~e ground is '21J ✓ 3 m long 5(3- ✓3) m.
IS 60°.