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From a point on the ground the angles of elevation of the bottom and top of a tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45º and 60º respectively. Find the height of the tower.


Answer :


Let BC be the building of height 20 m and CD be the tower of height x metres. Let A be a point on the ground at a distance of y metres away from the foot B of the building.



In \( ∆ \ ABC \), we have

\( \frac{BC}{AB} \ = \ tan45º \ \)
\( => \ \frac{20}{y} \ = \ 1 \)
\( => \ y \ = \ 20\)

In \( ∆ \ ABD \), we have

\( \frac{BD}{AB} \ = \ tan60º \ \)
\( => \ \frac{20+x}{20} \ = \ \sqrt{3} \)

\( => 20+x \ = \ 20 \sqrt{3} \ \)
\( => \ x \ = \ 20( \sqrt{3} -1) \) \(=> x \ = \ 20(1.732 - 1) \ \)
\( => \ x \ = \ 14.64 \)

\(\therefore \) the height of the tower is 14.64 metres.

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