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An aeroplane is flying above a horizontal road between the two consecutive kilometer's stones. These stones are on the opposite sides of the aeroplane. The angles of depressionof these stones from the aeroplane are `30^(@)" and "60^(@)`. Find the height of the aeroplane from the road.

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To solve the problem, we need to find the height of the aeroplane from the road based on the angles of depression to two kilometer stones. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Problem Setup**: - Let the height of the aeroplane from the road be \( h \). - Let the distance from the point directly below the aeroplane to the first stone (let's call it Stone B) be \( x \) kilometers. - The distance from the point directly below the aeroplane to the second stone (Stone D) will then be \( 1 - x \) kilometers, since the stones are 1 kilometer apart. 2. **Use the Angle of Depression**: - From the aeroplane to Stone B, the angle of depression is \( 30^\circ \). - From the aeroplane to Stone D, the angle of depression is \( 60^\circ \). 3. **Set Up the Trigonometric Relationships**: - For Stone B (angle of depression \( 30^\circ \)): \[ \tan(30^\circ) = \frac{h}{x} \] We know \( \tan(30^\circ) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \), so: \[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{h}{x} \implies h = \frac{x}{\sqrt{3}} \quad \text{(Equation 1)} \] - For Stone D (angle of depression \( 60^\circ \)): \[ \tan(60^\circ) = \frac{h}{1 - x} \] We know \( \tan(60^\circ) = \sqrt{3} \), so: \[ \sqrt{3} = \frac{h}{1 - x} \implies h = \sqrt{3}(1 - x) \quad \text{(Equation 2)} \] 4. **Equate the Two Expressions for Height**: - From Equation 1 and Equation 2, we have: \[ \frac{x}{\sqrt{3}} = \sqrt{3}(1 - x) \] - Cross-multiplying gives: \[ x = 3(1 - x) \] \[ x = 3 - 3x \] \[ 4x = 3 \implies x = \frac{3}{4} \] 5. **Substitute Back to Find Height**: - Now substitute \( x = \frac{3}{4} \) back into either Equation 1 or Equation 2 to find \( h \). - Using Equation 1: \[ h = \frac{\frac{3}{4}}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{3}{4\sqrt{3}} = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{12} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \text{ kilometers} \] ### Final Answer: The height of the aeroplane from the road is \( \frac{\sqrt{3}}{4} \) kilometers. ---
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