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A vertical pole stands inside a triangular park with side lengths...
A vertical pole stands inside a triangular park with side lengths m, m, and m. The angles of elevation of the top of the pole from the nearest point on each of the three sides of the park are all equal to . The height of the pole is :
Options
- A m
- B m
- C m
- D m
Correct answer
B. m
Step-by-step solution
Let the foot of the pole be and its height be .
The angles of elevation of the top of the pole from the nearest point on each of the three sides are equal. The nearest point on a side is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from to that side. Since the angles of elevation are equal, the perpendicular distances from to the three sides must be equal.
This implies that is the incentre of the triangular park, and the horizontal distance to each side is the inradius .
The sides of the park are m, m, and m.
The semi-perimeter is m.
Using Heron's formula, the area of the triangle is:
m.
The inradius is given by:
m.
From the right-angled triangle formed by the pole and the inradius, we have:
m.
Answer: m
The angles of elevation of the top of the pole from the nearest point on each of the three sides are equal. The nearest point on a side is the foot of the perpendicular drawn from to that side. Since the angles of elevation are equal, the perpendicular distances from to the three sides must be equal.
This implies that is the incentre of the triangular park, and the horizontal distance to each side is the inradius .
The sides of the park are m, m, and m.
The semi-perimeter is m.
Using Heron's formula, the area of the triangle is:
m.
The inradius is given by:
m.
From the right-angled triangle formed by the pole and the inradius, we have:
m.
Answer: m