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AB is a vertical pole with B at the ground level and and A at the top .A man finds that the angle of elevation of the point A from a certain point C on the ground is `60^(@)` . He moves away from the pole along the line BC to a point D such that CD = 7 m .From D . the angle of elevation of the point A is `45^(@)` .Find the height of the pole .

A

`(7sqrt(3))/(2)(1)/(sqrt(3)+1)m`

B

`(7sqrt(3))/(2)(1)/(sqrt(3)-1)m`

C

`(7sqrt(3))/(2)(sqrt(3)+1)m`

D

`(7sqrt(3))/(2)(sqrt(3)-1)m`

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To find the height of the pole AB, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Set Up the Problem Let the height of the pole AB be \( H \). The point C is where the angle of elevation to point A is \( 60^\circ \), and the point D is where the angle of elevation to point A is \( 45^\circ \). The distance CD is given as \( 7 \) m. ### Step 2: Use Triangle ABC From point C, we can use the tangent of the angle of elevation: \[ \tan(60^\circ) = \frac{H}{BC} \] Since \( \tan(60^\circ) = \sqrt{3} \), we have: \[ \sqrt{3} = \frac{H}{BC} \] This gives us our first equation: \[ H = BC \cdot \sqrt{3} \quad \text{(1)} \] ### Step 3: Use Triangle ABD From point D, we can use the tangent of the angle of elevation: \[ \tan(45^\circ) = \frac{H}{BD} \] Since \( \tan(45^\circ) = 1 \), we have: \[ 1 = \frac{H}{BD} \] This gives us: \[ H = BD \quad \text{(2)} \] Now, we know that \( BD = BC + CD \), and since \( CD = 7 \) m, we can write: \[ BD = BC + 7 \quad \text{(3)} \] ### Step 4: Substitute Equation (3) into Equation (2) From equation (2): \[ H = BC + 7 \] Now we can substitute equation (1) into this: \[ BC \cdot \sqrt{3} = BC + 7 \] ### Step 5: Rearrange the Equation Rearranging gives: \[ BC \cdot \sqrt{3} - BC = 7 \] Factoring out \( BC \): \[ BC(\sqrt{3} - 1) = 7 \] Thus, we can solve for \( BC \): \[ BC = \frac{7}{\sqrt{3} - 1} \quad \text{(4)} \] ### Step 6: Substitute Back to Find H Now substitute equation (4) back into equation (1): \[ H = \left(\frac{7}{\sqrt{3} - 1}\right) \cdot \sqrt{3} \] This simplifies to: \[ H = \frac{7\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3} - 1} \] ### Step 7: Rationalize the Denominator To rationalize the denominator: \[ H = \frac{7\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{(\sqrt{3} - 1)(\sqrt{3} + 1)} = \frac{7\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{3 - 1} = \frac{7\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{2} \] ### Final Answer Thus, the height of the pole \( H \) is: \[ H = \frac{7\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3} + 1)}{2} \] ---
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