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A man standing on the deck of a ship which is 10 m above the sea level, observes the angle of elevation of the top of the cloud as 30° and angle of depression of its reflection in the sea was found to be 60°. Find the height of the cloud and also the distance of the cloud from the man.

Important Questions on Heights & Distances

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New Mathematics for Class X>Chapter 9 - Heights & Distances>REVISION EXERCISE>Q 5

From the top of a lighthouse the angle of depression of a ship sailing towards it was found to be 30°. After 10 seconds the angle of depression changes to 60°. Assuming that the ship is sailing at uniform speed, find how much time it will take in seconds to reach the lighthouse.

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New Mathematics for Class X>Chapter 9 - Heights & Distances>REVISION EXERCISE>Q 6
From a point on the ground the angle of elevation of the bottom and the top of a flagstaff situated on the top of a 120 m tall house, was found to be 30° and 45° respectively. The height of the flagstaff is k3-1 m. Find k.
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New Mathematics for Class X>Chapter 9 - Heights & Distances>REVISION EXERCISE>Q 7
A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tree standing on the opposite bank is 60°. When he moves 30 m away from the bank, he finds the angle of elevation to be 30°. Find the height of the tree and the width of the river.
 
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New Mathematics for Class X>Chapter 9 - Heights & Distances>REVISION EXERCISE>Q 8
The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 60 m above the lake is 30° and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is 60°. Find the height of the cloud above the lake in m.
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New Mathematics for Class X>Chapter 9 - Heights & Distances>REVISION EXERCISE>Q 9
From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and top of a transmission tower fixed at the top of 20 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively. The height of the transmission tower is k3-1 m. Find k.
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New Mathematics for Class X>Chapter 9 - Heights & Distances>REVISION EXERCISE>Q 10
A boy 2 m tall is standing at some distance from a 30 m tall building. The angle of elevation from his eyes of the top of the building increases from 30° to 60° as he walks towards the building. The distance he walked towards the building is 18.67k m. Find k.
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New Mathematics for Class X>Chapter 9 - Heights & Distances>REVISION EXERCISE>Q 11
The angles of depression of the top and bottom of a 8 m tall building from the top of a multi storey building are 30° and 45° respectively. Find the height of the multi storey building and the distance between the two buildings.
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New Mathematics for Class X>Chapter 9 - Heights & Distances>REVISION EXERCISE>Q 12
From the top of a hill the angles of depression of two consecutive kilometre stones due east are found to be 30° and 60°, Find the height of the hill in m.