The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point A, due east of it is 45 o . The angle of…

The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point A, due east of it is 45o . The angle of elevation of the top of the same tower from a point B, due south of A is 30o . If the distance between A and B is 542m , then the height of the tower (in meters), is:
  1. 108
  2. 363
  3. 543
  4. 54

Solution

Let height of the tower be 'H' 
 Let AP=x
BP=y
In APQtan45o=Hx   H=x
In BPQtan30o=Hy    y= 3 H

Since,  APB is a right-angled triangle.
x2+5422=y2     (Pythagoras Theorem )
H2+5422=3H2
5422=2H2
542= 2H
54=H

Asked in: JEE Main 2016 (10 Apr Online)

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