+302 Applications to Trignometry
1.The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from certain point is 30°. If the observer moves 20 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation of the top increases by 15°. Find the height of the tower.
2. The tops of two towers of height x and y standing on level ground,subtend angles of 30° and 60° respectively at the centre of the line joining their feet then find x:y.
3. From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30°and tht of the top of a flagstaff fixed on top of the tower is 60°. If the lenght of the flagstaff is 5m, find the height of tower.
+26393 Applications to Trignometry
1.The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from certain point is 30°. If the observer moves 20 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation of the top increases by 15°. Find the height of the tower.
Let x the height of the tower
Let y the distance to the tower, if the observer moves 20m towards the tower.
\(\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline \tan(45^{\circ}) = \frac{x}{y} &=& 1 \qquad & | \qquad \tan(45^{\circ}) = 1 \\ y &=& x \\\\ \tan(30^{\circ}) = \frac{x}{20+y} &=& \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \qquad & | \qquad \tan(30^{\circ}) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \\ \frac{x}{20+y} &=& \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \qquad & | \qquad y = x \\\\ \frac{x}{20+x} &=& \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \\ \dots \\ x &=& \frac{ 20 } { \sqrt{3} -1 } \\ \mathbf{x} & \mathbf{=} & \mathbf{27.32\ m} \\ \hline \end{array}\)
