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137 previous year questions from Heights and Distances (JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics) with answers and solutions. Numbered list, year tags, and one-tap solutions — built for serious JEE / NEET practice.

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About Heights and Distances PYQs

Heights and Distances has 137 previous year questions in the Quantrex Academy JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics bank. The 137 questions in this list come from JEE Main (75) and NTA Abhyas JEE Main (62), spanning 2003 to 2023. Each question opens on its own page with the options, the correct answer and the worked solution where available.

Questions by year (this list)

  • 2023: 2
  • 2022: 7
  • 2021: 7
  • 2020: 66
  • 2019: 6
  • 2018: 5
  • 2017: 1
  • 2016: 2
  • 2015: 2
  • 2014: 3
  • 2013: 1
  • 2012: 1

Heights and Distances questions with solutions

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The angle of elevation of the top P of a tower from the feet of one person standing due south of the tower is 45 ^ ° and from the feet of another person standing due west of the

JEE Main 2023 Solution View → 2

From the top A of a vertical wall AB of height 30m, the angles of depression of the top P and bottom Q of a vertical tower PQ are 15 ^ ∘ and 60 ^ ∘ respectively, B and Q are on

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The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A due north of it is α and from a point B at a distance of 9 units due west of A is ^ - 1 ( 3 13 ) . If the distance of

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A horizontal park is in the shape of a triangle OAB with AB = 16 . A vertical lamp post OP is erected at the point O such that ∠ PAO = ∠ PBO = 15 ° and ∠ PCO = 45 ° , where C is

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The angle of elevation of the top P of a vertical tower PQ of height 10 from a point A on the horizontal ground is 45 ° . Let R be a point on AQ and from a point B , vertically

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Let a vertical tower AB of height 2h stands on a horizontal ground. Let from a point P on the ground a man can see upto height h of the tower with an angle of elevation 2α . When

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A tower PQ stands on a horizontal ground with base Q on the ground. The point R divides the tower in two parts such that QR = 15m . If from a point A on the ground the angle of

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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

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Let AB and PQ be two vertical poles, 160m apart from each other. Let C be the middle point of B and Q , which are feet of these two poles. Let (π)/(8) and θ be the angles of

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A vertical pole fixed to the horizontal ground is divided in the ratio 3: 7 by a mark on it with lower part shorter than the upper part. If the two parts subtend equal angles at a

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Two poles AB of length a metres and CD of length a + b ( b ≠ a ) metres are erected at the same horizontal level with bases at B and D . If BD = x and tan ∠ ACB = (1)/(2) , then:

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A spherical gas balloon of radius 16 meter subtends an angle 60 ° at the eye of the observer A while the angle of elevation of its center from the eye of A is 75 ° . Then the

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A pole stands vertically inside a triangular park ABC . Let the angle of elevation of the top of the pole from each corner of the park be (π)/(3) . If the radius of the

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A man is observing, from the top of a tower, a boat speeding towards the tower from a certain point A , with uniform speed. At that point, angle of depression of the boat with the

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The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a point A on the ground is 60 ° . After a flight of 20 seconds at the speed of 432km / hour , the angle of elevation changes to 30 ° .

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Two vertical poles are 150m apart and the height of one is three times that of the other. If from the middle point of the line joining their feet, an observer finds the angles of

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The angle of elevation of the summit of a mountain from a point on the ground is 45 ° . After climbing up one km towards the summit at an inclination of 30 ° from the ground, the

JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 18

The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from a point on the horizontal plane passing through the foot of the hill is found to be 45 ° . After walking a distance of 80 meters

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The angle of elevation of a cloud C from a point P, 200m above a still take is 30 ^ o . If the angle of depression of the image of C in the lake from the point P is 60 ^ o , then

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Two vertical poles AB = 15m and CD = 10m are standing apart on a horizontal ground with points A and C on the ground. If P is the point of intersection of BC and AD, then the

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A flag - staff of 5 meters high stands on a building of 25 meters height. For an observer at a height of 30 meters,& the flag-staff and the building subtend equal angles. The

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 22

AB is a vertical tower. The point A is on the ground and C is the middle point of AB . The part CB subtend an angle α at a point P on the ground. If AP = nAB , then the correct

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 23

A tower subtends angles α, 2α and 3α , respectively, at points A, B and C all lying on a horizontal line through the foot of the tower. If (AB)/(BC) = 1 + pcos ( pα ) , then the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 24

A ladder 5m long leans against a vertical wall. The bottom of the ladder is 3m from the wall. If the bottom of the ladder is pulled 1m farther from the wall, how much does the top

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 25

A tower T _ 1 of height 60m is located exactly opposite to a tower T _ 2 of height 80m on a straight road. From the top of T _ 1 , if the angle of depression of the foot of T _ 2

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 26

Let 10 vertical poles standing at equal distances on a straight line, subtend the same angle of elevation α at a point O on this line and all the poles are on the same side of O .

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 27

When the elevation of the sun changes from 45 ^ o to 30 ^ o , the shadow of a tower increases by 60 units, then the height of the tower is

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 28

A chimney of 20 m height standing on the top of a building subtends an angle whose tangent is (1)/(6) at a distance of 70 m from the foot of the building, then the height of

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 29

The length of the shadows of a vertical pole of height h , thrown by the sun's rays at three different moments are h, 2h and 3h . The sum of the angles of elevation of the rays at

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 30

Two men are on the opposite sides of a tower. They measure the angles of elevation of the top of the tower as 45 ^ o and 30 ^ o respectively. If the height of the tower is 40m

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 31

The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 250m above a lake is 15 ^ o and angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is 45 ^ o . The height of the cloud is

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 32

If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from three collinear points A, B and C on a line leading to the foot of the tower are 30 ° , 45 ° and 60 ° respectively, then the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 33

The angle of elevation of an object on a hill is observed from a certain point in the horizontal plane through its base, to be 30 ° . After walking 120m towards it on a level

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 34

PQR is a triangular park with PQ = PR = 200m . A TV tower stands at the mid-point of QR . If the angles of elevation of the top of the tower from P, Q and R are 45 ^ o , 30 ^ o

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A flagstaff stands vertically on a pillar, the height of the flagstaff being double the height of the pillar. A man on the ground at a distance finds that both the pillar and the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 36

A harbour lies in the direction 60 ^ o south-west from a fort and at a distance of 30 km from it. A ship sets out from the harbour at noon and sails due east at 10 km/hour, then

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 37

The angular depressions of the top and the foot of a tower, as seen from the top of a second tower which is 150 meters high and standing on the same level as the first, are ta n ^

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 38

A vertical tower subtends an angle of 60 ^ o at a point on the same level as the foot of the tower. On moving 100m further from the first point in line with the tower, it subtends

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 39

If a tower subtends equal angles at four points P, Q, R and S that lie in a plane containing the foot of the tower, then which of the following statements is always true (here

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 40

An aeroplane flying horizontally 1 km above the ground is observed at an elevation of 60 ^ o and after 10 seconds the elevation is observed to be 30 ^ o . The uniform speed of the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 41

Two poles standing on horizontal ground are of heights 10 meters 40 meters respectively. The line joining their tops makes an angle of 30 ^ o with the ground. Then the distance

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 42

Two vertical poles of height 10m and 40m stand apart on a horizontal plane. The height (in meters) of the point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 43

A pole stands vertically in the center of a square. When 45 ^ o is the elevation of the sun, the tip of its shadow just reaches the side of the square and is at a distance of 30

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If from the top of a tower 80 meters high the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a house are 30 ^ o and 45 ^ o respectively, then the height of the house is

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 45

A balloon moving in a straight line passes vertically above two points A and B on a horizontal plane 300 ft apart. When above A it has an altitude of 45 ^ o as seen from B. When

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 46

The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 10 meters above the surface of a lake is 30 ^ o and the angle of depression of its reflection from that point is 60 ^ o . Then the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 47

A tower AB leans towards west making an angle α with the vertical. The angular elevation of B , the top most point of the tower, is 60 ^ o as observed from a point C due east of A

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 48

Two poles of height 10 meters and 20 meters stand at the centres of two circular plots which touch each other externally at a point and the two poles subtend angles 30 ^ o and 60

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 49

A tower subtends an angle of 6 0 ^ o at a point on the same level as the foot of the tower and at a second point just 10 meters above the first point the angle of depression of

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 50

A pole is situated at the centre of a regular hexagonal park. The angle of elevation of the top of the vertical pole when observed from each vertex of the hexagon is (π)/(3) . If

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 51

An isosceles triangle made of wood of base 10 feet and height 8 feet is placed vertically with its base on the ground and vertex directly above it. If the triangle faces the sun

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 52

Two straight roads OA and OB intersect at O . A tower is situated within the angle formed by them and subtends angles of 45 ^ o and 30 ^ o at the points A and B where the roads

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 53

A stationary balloon is observed from three points A, B and C on the plane ground and is found that its angle of elevation from each point is 60 ^ o . If ∠ABC = 30 ^ o and AC = 5

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 54

A tower subtends angles α, 2α and& 3α respectively at points, A, B and C (all points lying on the same side on a horizontal line through the foot of the tower), then the value of

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 55

Two ships are sailling in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. If the distance between the ships is 10 ( 3 + 1) meters and their angle of elevations of the top of the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 56

The tops of two poles of heights 40m and 25m are connected by a wire. If the wire makes an angle 30 ^ o with the horizontal, then the length of the wire is

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 57

A person standing at the foot of a tower walks a distance of 3 meters from the tower and observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 30 ^ o . He then walks a

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 58

From the top of a tower, of 100m height, the angles of depression of two objects, 200 3 m apart on the horizontal plane on a line passing through the foot of the tower and on the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 59

A tower leans towards west making an angle α with the vertical. The angular elevation of B, the top most point of the tower, is 75 ^ o as observed from a point C due east of A at

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 60

The angular elevation of tower CD at a point A due south of it is 60^ o and at a point B due west of A, the elevation is 3 0 ^ o . If AB = 5km, then the height of the tower is

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 61

An observer finds that the angular elevation of a tower is θ. On advancing 3m towards the tower, the elevation is 45 ^ o and on advancing 2m further more towards the tower, the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 62

Two vertical poles AL and BM of heights 25m and 100m respectively stand apart on a horizontal plane. If A, B be the feet of the poles and AM and BL intersect at P, then the height

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 63

If from the top of a tower, 60 metres high, the angles of depression of the top and floor of a house are 30 ^ o and 60 ^ o respectively, then the height (in metres) of the house is

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 64

Each side of a square subtends an angle of 60 ° at the top of a tower 5 meters high standing at the center of the square. If a meters is the length of each side of the square

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 65

An isosceles triangle of wood of base 10 feet and height 8 3 feet is placed vertically with its base on the ground and vertex directly above. The triangle faces the sun whose

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 66

Two vertical poles AL and BM of height 4m and 16m respectively stand apart on a horizontal plane. If A, B be the feet of the poles and AM and BL intersect at P, then the height of

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 67

Two straight roads OA and OB intersect at O . A tower is situated within the angle formed by them and subtends angles of 45 ^ o and 30 ^ o at the points A and B where the roads

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 68

The tops of two poles of height 40m and 25m are connected by a wire of length 30 2 ( 3 - 1) m . If the wire makes an angle α with the horizontal, then the value of 2 sinα is equal

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 69

A flagstaff stands vertically on a pillar, the height of the flagstaff being triple the height of the pillar. A man on the ground at a distance finds that both the pillar and the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 70

A ladder rests against a vertical wall at an angle α to the horizontal. If the foot is pulled away through a distance 2m , then it slides a distance 5m down the wall, finally

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 71

A man is walking towards a vertical pillar in a straight path at a uniform speed. At a certain point A on the path, he observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 72

Consider a cubical hall ABCDPQRS with each side 20m and base as ABCD. If G is the center of the wall BCRQ and T is the midpoint of the side AB, then the angle of elevation of G at

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 73

Two poles standing on a horizontal ground are of heights x meters and 40 meters respectively. The line joining their tops makes an angle of 30 ^ o with the ground and the distance

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 74

A vertical tower subtends an angle of 60 ^ o at a point on the same level as the foot of the tower. On moving 100m further in line with the tower, it subtends an angle of 30 ^ o

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 75

At the foot of the mountain, the angle of elevation of its summit is 45 ^ o , after ascending 1000m towards the mountain up a slope of 30 ^ o inclination, the angle of elevation

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 76

A balloon moving in a straight line passes vertically above two points A and B on a horizontal plane 10ft apart. When above A the balloon has an angle of elevation of 60 ^ o as

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 77

A tower subtends an angle 75 ^ o at a point on the same level as the foot of the tower and at another point, 10 meters above the first, the angle of depression of the foot of the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 78

A person standing at point P sees angle of elevation of the top of a building, whose base is 50 meters away, to be 60 ^ o . Another building whose base is 20 meters away from the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 79

Two poles of height a meters and b meters stand at the centres of two circular plots which touch each other externally at a point and the two poles subtend angles of 30 ^ o and 60

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 80

Each side of a square subtends an angle of 60 ^ o at the top of a tower 5 meters high standing in the center of the square. If a meters is the length of each side of the square

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 81

A balloon is rising vertically upwards. At an instant, an observer on the ground, whose distance from the balloon is 100 meters, sees the balloon at an angle of elevation of 30 ^

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 82

A statue of height 4m stands on a tower of height 10m. The angle subtended by the statue at the eyes of an observer of height 2m, standing at a distance of 6m from base of the

NTA Abhyas JEE Main 2020 Solution View → 83

The angle of the top of a vertical tower standing on a horizontal plane is observed to be 45 ° from a point A on the plane. Let B be the point 30m vertically above the point A. If

JEE Main 2019 Solution View → 84

ABC is a triangular park with AB = AC = 100 metres. A vertical tower is situated at the mid-point of BC. If the angles of elevation of the top of the tower at, A and B are cot ^

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Two poles standing on a horizontal ground are of heights 5m and 10m respectively. The line joining their tops makes an angle of 15 ° with the ground. Then the distance ( in m )

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Two vertical poles of height, 20m and 80m stand apart on a horizontal plane. The height (in meters) of the point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the

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If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point P which is 25m above a lake be 30 ^ o and the angle of depression of reflection of the could in the lake from P be 60 ^ o , then

JEE Main 2019 Solution View → 88

Consider a triangular plot ABC with sides AB = 7m, BC = 5m and CA = 6m . A vertical lamp-post at the mid-point D of AC subtends an angle 30 ° at B . The height (in m ) of the

JEE Main 2019 Solution View → 89

A man on the top of a vertical tower observes a car moving at a uniform speed towards the tower on a horizontal road. If it takes 18min for the angle of depression of the car to

JEE Main 2018 Solution View → 90

A tower T_1 of height 60 ~m is located exactly opposite to a tower T_2 of height 80 ~m on a straight road. From the top of T_1 , if the angle of depression of the foot of T_2 is

JEE Main 2018 Solution View → 91

An aeroplane flying at a constant speed, parallel to the horizontal ground, 3 ~km above it, is observed at an elevation of 60^ ∘ from a point on the ground. If, after five

JEE Main 2018 Solution View → 92

An aeroplane flying at a constant speed, parallel to the horizontal ground, 3 km above it is observed at an elevation of 60 ^ ° from a point on the ground. If after five seconds

JEE Main 2018 Solution View → 93

PQR is a triangular park with PQ = PR = 200m . A T.V. tower stands at the mid-point of QR . If the angles of elevation of the top of the tower at P, Q and R are respectively, 45 °

JEE Main 2018 Solution View → 94

Let a vertical tower AB have its end A on the level ground. Let C be the mid-point of AB and P be a point on the ground such that AP = 2AB . If ∠BPC = β , then tanβ is equal to:

JEE Main 2017 Solution View → 95

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 elevation of the top of the same tower from a point B, due south of A

JEE Main 2016 Solution View → 96

A man is walking towards a vertical pillar in a straight path, at a uniform speed. At a certain point A on the path, he observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the

JEE Main 2016 Solution View → 97

Let 10 vertical poles standing at equal distances on a straight line, subtend the same angle of elevation α at a point O on this line and all the poles are on the same side of O .

JEE Main 2015 Solution View → 98

If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from three collinear points A, B and C on a line leading to the foot of the tower are 30 ° , 45 ° and 60 ° respectively, then the

JEE Main 2015 Solution View → 99

Two ships A and B are sailing straight away from a fixed point O along routes such that ∠ AOB is always 120^ ∘ . At a certain instance, OA=8 ~km, OB=6 ~km and the ship A is

JEE Main 2014 Solution View → 100

The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point P on the horizontal ground was observed to be α . After moving a distance 2 metres from P towards the foot of

JEE Main 2014 Solution View → 101

A bird is sitting on the top of a vertical pole 20m high and its elevation from a point O on the ground is 45 ° . It flies off horizontally straight away from the point O . After

JEE Main 2014 Solution View → 102

ABCD is a trapezium such that AB and CD are parallel and BC ⊥ CD . If ∠ ADB = θ , BC = p and CD = q , then AB is equal to

JEE Main 2013 Solution View → 103

If two vertical poles 20 ~m and 80 ~m high stand apart on a horizontal plane, then the height (in m ) of the point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the

JEE Main 2012 Solution View → 104

A B is a vertical pole with B at the ground level and A at the top. A man finds that the angle of elevation of the point A from a certain point C on the ground is 60^ ∘ . He moves

JEE Main 2008 Solution View → 105

A tower stands at the centre of a circular park. A and B are two points on the boundary of the park such that A B(=a) subtends an angle of 60^ ∘ at the foot of the tower, and the

JEE Main 2007 Solution View → 106

A lizard, at an initial distance of 21 ~cm behind an insect, moves from rest with an acceleration of 2 ~cm / s^2 and pursues the insect which is crawling uniformly along a

JEE Main 2005 Solution View → 107

A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a tree on the opposite bank of the river is 60^ ∘ and when he retires 40 meter away

JEE Main 2004 Solution View → 108

A particle moves towards east from a point A to a point B at the rate of 4 ~km / h and then towards north from B to C at the rate of 5 ~km / h . If A B=12 ~km and B C=5 ~km , then

JEE Main 2004 Solution View → 109

The upper (3)/(4) th portion of a vertical pole subtends an angle ^ -1 (3)/(5) at a point in the horizontal plane through its foot and at a distance 40 ~m from the foot.

JEE Main 2003 Solution View → 110

A vertical tower stands on a horizontal ground. Two points P and Q are located on the ground due East and due North of the tower, respectively. The angles of elevation of the top

JEE Main Solution View → 111

A vertical pole stands at a point O on the horizontal ground. A person at point A , due South of the pole, observes the angle of elevation of the top of the pole to be 60^∘ . The

JEE Main Solution View → 112

ABC is a triangular park with a right angle at B . A vertical tower is situated at the corner B . The length of the hypotenuse AC is 150 m. If the angles of elevation of the top

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A vertical pole stands at the center of a regular hexagonal field. The angle of elevation of the top of the pole from any vertex of the hexagon is α , where α = 2 . If the angle

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A hot air balloon is rising vertically upwards at a constant uniform speed. An observer is standing on the horizontal ground at a fixed distance from the launch pad. Initially

JEE Main Solution View → 115

The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point on the horizontal ground is 45^∘ . From this point, an observer walks a distance d meters towards the tower up a

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A spherical balloon of radius 10 m subtends an angle of 60^∘ at the eye of an observer standing at a height h above the surface of a lake. The angle of elevation of the center of

JEE Main Solution View → 117

A vertical pole stands at a point O on horizontal ground. Two observation points A and B are located on the ground such that A is due West of O , and B is due South of O . The

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A vertical tower stands at an arbitrary point inside a rectangular field ABCD . The angles of elevation of the top of the tower from the corners A , B , and C are 30^∘ , 45^∘

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A vertical tower stands inside a triangular field whose side lengths are 6 m, 8 m, and 10 m. The angles of elevation of the top of the tower from the three corners of the field

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A hoarding of height 5 m is mounted on a vertical wall. The bottom of the hoarding is at a height of 4 m above the horizontal eye level of an observer. The distance from the wall

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A person walking on a straight horizontal road towards a vertical tower observes the angle of elevation of the top of the tower to be 15^∘ . After walking a distance of 80 m

JEE Main Solution View → 122

A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane. A car is driving along a straight road in the same horizontal plane at a uniform speed. The road does not pass through the base of

JEE Main Solution View → 123

Two observation points A and B lie on a horizontal plane surrounding a vertical tower. The angles of elevation of the top of the tower from A and B are 30^∘ and 45^∘

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A hot air balloon is rising vertically at a constant speed of 5 m/s . An observer inside the balloon notes that the angle of depression of a fixed stone on the ground is 30^∘ .

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Three points A , B , and C lie on a straight line on a horizontal plane such that B is the midpoint of AC . A vertical pole stands at a point O on the same plane. The angles of

JEE Main Solution View → 126

A vertical pole of height 15 m stands at the centre of a circular park. A straight path forms a chord AB of the circular boundary of the park. The angle of elevation of the top of

JEE Main Solution View → 127

From the top of a cliff, the angle of depression of a stationary boat on the sea is 60^∘ . An observer walks 200 m down a straight path inclined at 30^∘ to the horizontal, moving

JEE Main Solution View → 128

A vertical tree stands on one bank of a straight river. From a point A on the opposite bank directly facing the tree, the angle of elevation of the top of the tree is 60^∘ . A

JEE Main Solution View → 129

A vertical pole of total height 15 m is divided into two parts. The lower part has a height of 5 m and the upper part has a height of 10 m. At a point on the ground, the upper

JEE Main Solution View → 130

A vertical tower stands at the center of a circular park. Three points A , B , and C are located on the boundary of the park such that AB = AC = 40 m and BC = 48 m. If the angle

JEE Main Solution View → 131

A vertical tower stands at a point O on horizontal ground. A point A is located due East of O , and a point B is located due North of O . The distance between A and B is 20

JEE Main Solution View → 132

A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane. Two points A and B are located on the plane. The angles of elevation of the top of the tower from A and B are 30^∘ and 45^∘

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A vertical pole stands at a corner O of a horizontal rhombus OABC . The angles of elevation of the top of the pole from the adjacent corner A and the opposite corner B are 45^∘

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A vertical pole of height h stands at the centroid of a triangle ABC with side lengths a , b , and c . If the angles of elevation of the top of the pole from the vertices A , B

JEE Main Solution View → 135

A spherical balloon subtends an angle α = ^ -1 ((7)/(9)) at the eye of an observer. The angle of elevation of the center of the balloon from the eye of the observer is 30^∘ . If

JEE Main Solution View → 136

The angle of elevation of a stationary hot air balloon from a point P on the level ground is 45^∘ . An observer moves a distance d meters from P towards the balloon along a

JEE Main Solution View → 137

A vertical pole stands inside a triangular park with side lengths 13 m, 14 m, and 15 m. The angles of elevation of the top of the pole from the nearest point on each of the three

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