Home
Class 10
MATHS
As observed from the top of a light hous...

As observed from the top of a light house, 100 m high above sea level, the angle of depression of a ship, sailing directly towards it, changes from `30^@` to `45^@`. Determine the distance travelled by the ship during the period of observation.

Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of depression of two ships are 30^@ and 45^@ . If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships.

From the top of a 7m high building, the angle of elevation of the top of a cable tower is 60^@ and the angle of depression of its foot is 45^@ . Determine the height of the tower.

From the top of a hill 200 m high, the angles of depression of the top and the bottom of a pillar are 30^@ and 60^@ respectively. Find the height of the pillar and its distance from the hill.

A man on the deck of a ship is 16 m above water level. He observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 45^@ and the angle of depression of the base is 30^@ . Calculate the distance of the cliff from the ship and the height of the cliff.

A man on the deck of a ship is 12 m above water level. He observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 45^@ , and the angle of depression of the base is 30^@ . Calculate the distance of the cliff from the ship and the height of the cliff.

A man is standing on the deck of a ship, which is 8 m above water level. He observes the angle of elevation of the top of a hill as 60^@ and the angle of depression of the base of the hill as 30^@ . Calculate the distance of the hill,from the ship and the height of the hill.

A man in a boat rowing away from a cliff 150m high takes 2 minutes to change the angle of elevation of the top of the cliff from 60^@ to 45^@ . The speed of the boat is

A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is 60^@ . After some time, the angle of elevation reduces to 30^@ (see fig.). Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval.

From a building 60 metres high the angle of depression of the top and bottom of lamppost are 30^@ and 60^@ respectively. Find the distance between lamp post and building. Also find the difference of height between building and lamp post.

From the top of a building 15 m high, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is found to be 30^@ . From the bottom of the same building, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°. Find the height of the tower and the distance between the tower and the building.

MBD-Some Applications Of Trignometry-271
  1. An aeroplane, when 3000 m high, passes vertically above another aeropl...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. A man on the deck of a ship is 12 m above water level. He observes tha...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. A pole 5 m high is fixed on the top of a tower. The angle of elevation...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. From the top of a tower, the angles of depression of two objects on th...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A on the gro...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. From the top of a building 15 m high, the angle of elevation of the to...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a point A on the ground is ...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. The angle of elevation theta, of a vertical tower from a point on grou...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. The angle of elevation theta of the top of a light house, as seen by ...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. The angles of elevation and depression of the top and bottom of a ligh...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. The angles of elevation and depression of the top and bottom of a ligh...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. From a point on the ground 40 m away from the foot of a tower, the ang...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. A tree stands vertically on the bank of a river. From a point on the o...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. As observed from the top of a light house, 100 m high above sea level,...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above the lake is...

    Text Solution

    |

  16. On a horizontal plane there is a vertical tower with a flag on the top...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. From a building 60 metres high the angle of depression of the top and ...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Two pillars of equal heightstand on either side of a roadway which is ...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. From the top of a hill 200 m high, the angles of depression of the top...

    Text Solution

    |

  20. From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a 10...

    Text Solution

    |