Practicing Success
The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points on the ground at distance 16 m and 25 m from its base are complementary to each other. The height of the tower is? |
20 m 9 m 30 m 18 m |
20 m |
BD = 25 m tan (90 - Θ) = \(\frac{AB}{BC}\) ⇒ AB = 16 cot Θ ..... (i) tan Θ = \(\frac{AB}{BD}\) ⇒ AB = 25 tan Θ ..... (ii) multiply (i) by (ii) AB2 = 16 cot Θ × 25 tan Θ AB = \(\sqrt {16 × 25}\) = 4 × 5 = 20 m (tanΘ cotΘ = 1) height of tower is 20 m |