Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

The angle of depression from the top of a tower to a point on the ground is 60°.  If the distance between the foot of tower and the point on ground is 45 feet.  Find the height of tower?

Options:

\(\frac{10}{\sqrt {3}}\)

10\(\sqrt {3}\)

15\(\sqrt {3}\)

45\(\sqrt {3}\)

Correct Answer:

45\(\sqrt {3}\)

Explanation:

Let height of tower AB = h cm

Tan 60° = \(\frac{h}{45}\)

h = 45\(\sqrt {3}\)