NTA Abhyas 2020
- Exam
- NTA Abhyas
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Heights and Distances
NTA Abhyas 2020 · Mathematics · Heights and Distances
At the foot of the mountain, the angle of elevation of its summit...
At the foot of the mountain, the angle of elevation of its summit is after ascending towards the mountain up a slope of inclination, the angle of elevation is found to be . The height (in ) of the mountain is (take )
Correct answer
1.35
Step-by-step solution
Let be the summit of the mountain and be the foot.
Let be the first position and the second position of observation.
and are s from to and respectively.
Then, ,
Now,
is isosceles
But, kilometre
kilometre.
Now,