From the base of a pole of height 20 meter, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60 ° . The…

From the base of a pole of height 20 meter, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60°. The pole subtends an angle 30° at the top of the tower. Then the height of the tower is:
  1. 153
  2. 203
  3. 20+103
  4. 30

Solution

Plotting the diagram we get,

In ABD

tan60°=20+yx     ...i

In AEC

tan30°=yx    ...ii

From equation (i) & (ii),(i) (ii)  we get, tan60°tan30°=20+yy31/3=20+yy

20+yy=3y=10

So, height of tower =20+y=30 m

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (29 Jun Shift 2)

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