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A vertical pole stands at a point O on horizontal ground. Two...

A vertical pole stands at a point OO on horizontal ground. Two observation points AA and BB are located on the ground such that AA is due West of OO, and BB is due South of OO. The angles of elevation of the top of the pole from AA and BB are 30∘30^\circ and 60∘60^\circ respectively. If the distance between points AA and BB is 200 m200\text{ m}, then the height of the pole (in m) is:

Options

  1. A100100
  2. B50350\sqrt{3}
  3. C50650\sqrt{6}
  4. D203020\sqrt{30}

Correct answer

D. 203020\sqrt{30}

Step-by-step solution

Let the height of the vertical pole be hh.

The point AA is due West of OO, and the angle of elevation of the top of the pole from AA is 30∘30^\circ. In the right-angled triangle formed by the pole and the ground distance OAOA:
tan⁡30∘=hOA⇒OA=hcot⁡30∘=h3\tan 30^\circ = \dfrac{h}{OA} \Rightarrow OA = h \cot 30^\circ = h\sqrt{3}

The point BB is due South of OO, and the angle of elevation from BB is 60∘60^\circ. Similarly:
tan⁡60∘=hOB⇒OB=hcot⁡60∘=h3\tan 60^\circ = \dfrac{h}{OB} \Rightarrow OB = h \cot 60^\circ = \dfrac{h}{\sqrt{3}}

Since AA is due West and BB is due South of OO, the angle ∠AOB\angle AOB on the horizontal ground is 90∘90^\circ.

Applying the Pythagorean theorem in the horizontal right-angled triangle AOBAOB:
OA2+OB2=AB2OA^2 + OB^2 = AB^2
(h3)2+(h3)2=(200)2(h\sqrt{3})^2 + \left(\dfrac{h}{\sqrt{3}}\right)^2 = (200)^2
3h2+h23=400003h^2 + \dfrac{h^2}{3} = 40000
10h23=40000\dfrac{10h^2}{3} = 40000
h2=12000h^2 = 12000
h=12000=2030h = \sqrt{12000} = 20\sqrt{30}

The height of the pole is 2030 m20\sqrt{30}\text{ m}.

Answer: 203020\sqrt{30}
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