SOME APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY
Matching exercise
Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
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.
An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from her eyes is 45°. What is the height of the tower?
An observer 2.25 m tall is 42.75 m away from a chimney. The angle of elevation of the top of the chimney from her eyes is 45°. What is the height of the chimney?
The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a 10 m tall building from the top of a multi-storeyed building are 30° and 45°, respectively. Find the height of the multi-storeyed building.
10√3 m
30m
40m
5(√3+3)m