JEE Main 201411 AprilOnline
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2014
- Date
- 11 April
- Mode
- Online
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Heights and Distances
JEE Main 2014 · 11 April · Online · Mathematics · Heights and Distances
The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point...
The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point on the horizontal ground was observed to be . After moving a distance 2 metres from towards the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation changes to . Then the height (in metres) of the tower is:


Options
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Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
\text{ Let } \mathrm{AB} \text{ betower of height ' } \mathrm{h} \text{ '. }
\triangle \mathrm{ABP}\tan \alpha=\frac{\mathrm{AB}}{\mathrm{PB}}\frac{\sin \alpha}{\cos \alpha}=\frac{h}{x+2}\Rightarrow(x+2) \sin \alpha=\mathrm{h} \cos \alpha\Rightarrow h=\frac{x \sin \alpha+2 \sin \alpha}{\cos \alpha}\Delta \mathrm{ABC}, \tan \beta=\frac{\mathrm{AB}}{\mathrm{BC}} ⇒ \frac{\sin \beta}{\cos \beta}=\frac{h}{x} \Rightarrow\frac{h \cos \beta}{\sin \beta}x
\triangle \mathrm{ABP}\tan \alpha=\frac{\mathrm{AB}}{\mathrm{PB}}\frac{\sin \alpha}{\cos \alpha}=\frac{h}{x+2}\Rightarrow(x+2) \sin \alpha=\mathrm{h} \cos \alpha\Rightarrow h=\frac{x \sin \alpha+2 \sin \alpha}{\cos \alpha}\Delta \mathrm{ABC}, \tan \beta=\frac{\mathrm{AB}}{\mathrm{BC}} ⇒ \frac{\sin \beta}{\cos \beta}=\frac{h}{x} \Rightarrow\frac{h \cos \beta}{\sin \beta}x