JEE Main 202311 AprilEvening Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2023
- Date
- 11 April
- Shift
- Evening Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Heights and Distances
JEE Main 2023 · 11 April · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Heights and Distances
The angle of elevation of the top P of a tower from the feet of one...
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from the feet of one person standing due south of the tower is and from the feet of another person standing due west of the tower is . If the height of the tower is meters, then the distance (in meters) between the two persons is equal to
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
Given that the elevation to the top of the tower from the feet of one person due south is
Similarly the angle of elevation to the top of tower from the feet of another person to the west of tower is
The given information can be represented in the form of a diagram as below:
We need to find the distance .
Let the distance of from the tower be .
.
Hence this is the correct option.