CHAPTER-9 APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS [1 MARKS]

MCQ
1. If a pole 6 m high casts a shadow 2√3 m long on the ground, then sun's elevation is
(a) 60 (b) 45 (c) 30 (d) 90

2. A ladder makes an angle of 60∘ with the ground when placed against a wall. If the foot of the ladder
is 2 m away from the wall, then the length of the ladder (in meters) is (Delhi 2014)
(a)4/√3 (b) 4√3 (c) 2√2 (d) 4

3. The angle of depression of a car parked on the road from the top of 150 m high tower is 30∘. The
distance of the car from the tower (in metres) is
(a) 50√3 (b) 150√3 (c) 150√2 (d) 75 (AI 2014)

4. If the height of a vertical pole is √3 times the length of its shadow on the ground, then the angle of
elevation of the Sun at that time is
(a) 30∘ (b) 60∘ (c) 45∘ (d) 75∘ (Foreign 2014)

VSA (1 mark)

5. In figure, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is 30 m
away from the foot of the tower, is 30∘. Find the height of the tower. (2020)

6. The ratio of the length of a vertical rod and the length of its shadow is 1: √3. Find the angle of
elevation of the Sun at that moment. (2020)
7. The ratio of the height of a tower and the length of its shadow on the ground is √3: 1. What is the
angle of elevation of the sun? (Delhi 2017)
8. If a tower 30 m high, casts a shadow 10√3 m long on the ground, then what is the angle of elevation
of the sun? (Al 2017)
9. In the given figure, is a 6 m high pole and is a ladder inclined at an angle of 60∘ to the
horizontal and reaches up to a point of pole. If = 2.54 m, find the length of the ladder. (Use
√3 = 1.73 ) (Delhi 2016)
10. A ladder, leaning against a wall, makes an angle of 60∘ with the horizontal. If the foot of the ladder
is 2.5 m away from the wall, find the length of the ladder. (Al 2016)

11. An observer, 1.7 m tall, is 20√3 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation from the eye of
observer to the top of tower is 30∘. Find the height of the tower (Foreign 2016)

12. The tops of two towers of height and , standing on level ground, subtend angles of 30∘ and 60∘
Respectively at the centre of the line joining their feet, then find : .(Delhi 2015)

13. In the given figure, a tower is 20 m high and , its shadow on the ground, is 20√3 m long.
Find the Sun's altitude

14. A pole casts a shadow of length 2√3 m on the ground, when the sun's elevation is 60∘. Find the
height of the pole. (Foreign 2015)

SA I (2 marks)
15. The rod of a TV disc antenna is fixed at right angles to the wall and a rod is supporting
the disc as shown in the figure. If = 1.5 m long and = 3 m, then find
(i) tan⁡
(ii) sec⁡ + cosec⁡

SA II (3 marks)
16. Two boats are sailing in the sea 80 m apart from each other towards a cliff . The angles of
depression of the boats from the top of the cliff are 30∘ and 45∘ respectively, as shown in figure. Find
the height of the cliff..
17. The angle of elevation of the top of building from the foot of the tower is 30∘ and the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 60∘. If the tower is 50 m high, then
find the height of the building.
18. In figure, is tower of height 50 m. A man standing on its top, observes two cars on the opposite
sides of the tower with angles of depression 30∘ and 45∘ respectively. Find the distance between the
two cars.

19. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 3125 m from the ground passes vertically below another
plane at an instant when the angles of elevation of the two planes from the same point on the ground
are 30∘ and 60∘ respectively. Find the distance between the two planes at that instant.

20. The shadow of a tower standing on a level ground is found to be 40 m longer when the Sun's
altitude is 30∘ than when it is 60∘. Find the height of the tower.

21. The tops of two poles of heights 20 m and 28 m are connected with a wire. The wire is inclined to
the horizontal at an angle of 30∘. Find the length of the wire and the distance between the two poles.

22. Two men on either side of a cliff 75 m high observe the angles of elevation of the top of the cliff to
be 30∘ and 60∘. Find the distance between the two men.

22.Two men on either side of a 75 m high building and in line with base of building observe the angles
of elevation of the top of the building as 30∘ and 60∘. Find the distance between the two men. (Use
√3 = 1.73 ) (Foreign 2016)

23. From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles of depression of the banks 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.
24. A moving boat is observed from the top of a 150 m high cliff moving away from the cliff. The angle
of depression of the boat changes from 60∘ to 45∘ in 2 minutes. Find the speed of the boat in m/h.

25. From the top of a 7 m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60∘ and the angle
of depression of its foot is 45∘. Find the height of the tower.

26. A man standing on the deck of a ship, which is 10 m above water level, observes the angle of
elevation of the top of a hill as 60∘ and the angle of depression of the base of hill as 30∘. Find the
distance of the hill from the ship and the height of the hill.

27. The angles of depression of the top and bottom of a 50 m high building from the top of a tower are
45∘ and 60∘ respectively. Find the height of the tower and the horizontal distance between the tower
and the building. (Use √3 = 1.73 ) (Delhi 2016)

28. A 7 m long flagstaff is fixed on the top of a tower standing on the horizontal plane. From a point on
the ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are 60∘ and 45∘ respectively.
Find the height of the tower correct to one place of decimal. (Use √3 = 1.73 ) (Foreign 2016)

29. An aeroplane, when flying at a height of 4000 m from the ground passes vertically above another
aeroplane at an instant when the angles of elevation of the two planes from the same point on the
ground are 60∘ and 45∘ respectively. Find the vertical distance between the aeroplanes at that instant.
(Take √3 = 1.73 ) (Foreign 2016)

30. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 30∘ and the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is 45∘. If the tower is 30 m high, find
the height of the building. (Delhi 2015)

31. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 60∘. After a flight of 15
seconds, the angle of elevation changes to 30∘. If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of
1500√3 m, find the speed of the plane in km/hr. (Al 2015)

32. From the top of a tower of height 50 m, the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a pole
are
30∘ and 45∘ respectively. Find
(i) how far the pole is from the bottom of a tower,
(ii) the height of the pole. (Use √3 = 1.732 ) (Foreign 2015)

33. Two ships are there in the sea on either side of a light house in such a way that the ships and the
light
house are in the same straight line. The angles of depression of two ships as observed from the top of
light house are 60∘ and 45∘. If the height of the light house is 200 m, find the distance between the
two ships. [Use √3 = 1.73 ] (Delhi 2014)
34. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 60∘. After a flight of 30
seconds
the angle of elevation becomes 30∘. If the aeroplane is flying at a constant height of 3000√3 m, find
the speed of the aeroplane. (Al 2014)

35. From the top of a 60 m high building, the angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a tower
are 45∘ and 60∘ respectively. Find the height of the tower. [Take √3 = 1.73 ] (AI 2014).

36. Two ships are approaching a light-house from opposite directions. The angles of depression of the
two ships from the top of the light-house are 30∘ and 45∘. If the distance between the two ships is
100 m, find the height of the light-house. [Use √3 = 1.732 ] (Foreign 2014)

LA (4/5 / 6 marks)
37. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing on the top of the 75 m high
observes two cars at angles of depression of 30∘ and 60∘ which are approaching the foot of the tower.
If one car is exactly behind the other on the same side of the tower, find the distance between the two
cars. (Use √3 = 1.73 ) (2023)

38. 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 depression of its foot is 30∘. Determine the height of the tower. (2023)

39. A ladder set against a wall at an angle 45∘ to the ground. If the foot of the ladder is pulled away
from the wall through a distance of 4 m, its top slides a distance of 3 m down the wall making an angle
30∘ with the ground. Find the final height of the top of the ladder from the ground and length of the
ladder. (2023)

40. The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point on the ground is 60∘.
From a point , 40 m vertically above , the angle of elevation of the top of tower is 45∘. Find the
height of the tower and the distance PX. (Use √3 = 1.73 )

41. The straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes
a car at an angle of depression of 30∘, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform
speed. Ten seconds later the angle of depression of the car is found to be 60∘. Find the time taken by
the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.

42. Case Study: Kite festival

Kite festival is celebrated in many countries at different times of the year. In India, every year 14 4th
January is celebrated as International Kite Day. On this day many people visit India and participate in
the festival by flying various kinds of kites.
The picture given below, shows three kites flying together.
In Fig. the angles of elevation of two kites (Points and ) from the hands of a man (Point ) are
found to be 30∘ and 60∘ respectively. Taking = 50 m and = 60 m, find
(i) the lengths of strings used (take them straight) for kites and as shown in figure.
(ii) the distance ' ' between these two kites. (Term II, 2021-22)

43. A man on the top of a vertical tower observes a car moving at a uniform speed coming directly
towards it. If it takes 18 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 30∘ to 60∘, how soon
after this will the car reach the tower? (2021C)

44. A girl on a ship standing on a wooden platform, which is 50 m above water level, observes the
angle
of elevation of the top of a hill as 30∘ and the angle of depression of the base of the hill as 60∘.
Calculate the distance of the hill from the platform and the height of the hill. (2021C)

45. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission
tower
fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45∘ and 60∘ respectively. Find the height of the tower.
(Use √3 = 1.73 ) (2020)

46. A statue 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground the angle of
elevation
of the top of the statue is 60∘ and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal
is 45∘. Find the height of the pedestal. (Use = √3 = 1.73)⁡

47. The angles of depression of the top and bottom of a 8 m tall building from the top of a tower are
30∘
and 45∘ respectively. Find the height of the tower and the distance between the tower and the
building.

48. As observed from the top of a lighthouse, 75 m high from the sea level, the angles of depression of
two ships are 30∘ and 45∘. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse,
find the distance between the two ships.

49. A man in a boat rowing away from a light house 100 m high takes 2 minutes to change the angle of
elevation of the top of the light house from 60∘ to 30∘. Find the speed of the boat in metres per
minute.
[Use √3 = 1.732]

50. Amit, standing on a horizontal plane, finds a bird flying at a distance of 200 m from him at an
elevation of 30∘. Deepak standing on the roof of a 50 m high building, finds the angle of elevation of
the same bird to be 45∘. Amit and Deepak are on opposite sides of the bird. Find the distance of the
bird from Deepak.

51. Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite each other on either side of the road, which is 80
m
wide. From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the poles are 60∘
and 30∘ respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances of the point from the poles.
(NCERT, Delhi 2019)
OR
Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to each other on either side of the road which is
80 m wide. From a point between them on the road, the angle of elevation of the top of a pole is
60∘ and the angle of depression from the top of another pole at point is 30∘. Find the heights of the
poles and the distances of the point from the poles. (Foreign 2015)
52. A boy standing on a horizontal plane finds a bird flying at a distance of 100 m from him at an
elevation of 30∘. A girl standing on the roof of a 20 m high building, finds the elevation of the same
bird to be 45∘. The boy and the girl are on the opposite sides of the bird. Find the distance of the bird
from the girl. (Given √2 = 1.414 ) (AI 2019)

53. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point on the ground is 60∘. After a flight of 30
seconds, the angle of elevation changes to 30∘. If the plane is flying at a constant height of 3600√3
metres, find the speed of the aeroplane. (Al 2019)

54. As observed from the top of a 100 m high light house from the sea-level, the angles of depression
of
two ships are 30∘ and 45∘. If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the light house,
find the distance between the two ships. [Use √3 = 1.732 ]

55. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 60 m above the surface of the water of a lake is 30∘
and the angle of depression of its shadow in water of lake is 60∘. Find the height of the cloud from
the surface of water. (Delhi 2017)

56. Two points and are on the same side of a tower and in the same straight line with its base. The
angles of depression of these points from the top of the tower are 60∘ and 45∘ respectively. If the
height of the tower is 15 m, then find the distance between these points. (Delhi 2017)

57. An aeroplane is flying at a height of 300 m above the ground. Flying at this height, the angles of
depression from the aeroplane of two points on both banks of a river in opposite directions are 45∘
and 60∘ respectively. Find the width of the river. [Use √3 = 1.732 ] (Al 2017)

58. A bird is sitting on the top of a 80 m high tree. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of
the bird is 45∘. The bird flies away horizontally in such a way that it remained at a constant height
from the ground. After 2 seconds, the angle of elevation of the bird from the same point is 30∘. Find
the speed of flying of the bird. (Take √3 = 1.732 ) (Delhi 2016)

59. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 4 m and 9 m from the
base of the tower and in the same straight line with it are 60∘ and 30∘ respectively. Find the height of
the tower. (Delhi 2016)

60. As observed from the top of light house, 100 m high above sea level, the angles of depression of a
ship sailing directly towards it, changes from 30∘ to 60∘. Find the distance travelled by the ship
during the period of observation. (Use √3 = 1.73 ) (AI 2016)

61. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is observed to be 60∘.
From a
point 40 m vertically above the first point of observation, the angle of elevation of the top of the
tower is 30∘. Find the height of the tower and its horizontal distance from the point of observation.
(AI 2016)

62. A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and surmounted by a flagstaff of height 5 m. From a
point on the ground the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are 60∘ and 30∘
respectively. Find the height of the tower and the distance of the point from the tower.
(Take √3 = 1.732) (Foreign 2016)
OR
From a point on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30∘ and that of the top of
a flag staff fixed on the top of the tower, is 60∘. If the length of the flag staff is 5 m, find the height of
the tower. (Delhi 2015)
63. At a point , 20 metres above the level of water in a lake, the angle of elevation of a cloud is 30∘.
The angle of depression of the reflection of the cloud in the lake, at is 60∘. Find the distance of the
cloud from . (Al 2015)

64. The angles of elevation and depression of the top and the bottom of a tower from the top of a
building, 60 m high, are 30∘ and 60∘ respectively. Find the difference between the heights of the
building and the tower and the distance between them. (Delhi 2014)

65. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a distance of 120 m from a point on the ground is
45∘. If the angle of elevation of the top of a flagstaff fixed at the top of the tower, at is 60∘, then
find the height of the flagstaff. [Use √3 = 1.73 ] (Al 2014)

66. The angle of elevation of the top of a chimney from the foot of a tower is 60∘ and the angle of
depression of the foot of the chimney from the top of the tower is 30∘. If the height of the tower is
40 m, find the height of the chimney. According to pollution control norms, the minimum height of a
smoke emitting chimney should be 100 m. State if the height of the above mentioned chimney meets
the pollution norms. What value is discussed in this question?
(Foreign 2014)