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A vertical tower stands at the center of a circular park. Three...
A vertical tower stands at the center of a circular park. Three points , , and are located on the boundary of the park such that m and m. If the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from point is , then the height of the tower (in m) is
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Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
The center of the circular park is the circumcenter of the horizontal triangle . The distance from any point on the boundary (like ) to the center is the circumradius .
In , and . Draw the altitude to . Since is isosceles, is the midpoint of , so .
By Pythagoras theorem in :
Let be the circumcenter, which lies on . Let , then .
In right-angled :
The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from is , so .
The height of the tower is given by:
Answer:
In , and . Draw the altitude to . Since is isosceles, is the midpoint of , so .
By Pythagoras theorem in :
Let be the circumcenter, which lies on . Let , then .
In right-angled :
The angle of elevation of the top of the tower from is , so .
The height of the tower is given by:
Answer: