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CHAPTER-9

SOME APPLICATIONS OF TRIGONOMETRY

3.

Sin 45 = Cos 45 = Tan 45 = 1

4.

Sin 30 = Cos 30 = Tan 30 =

5.

Sin 60 = Cos 60 = Tan 60 = 3

EXERCISE-9.1
1. A circular artist is climbing a 20m long rope, which is tightly stretched and tied from the top of a vertical pole to the ground. Find the height of the pole, if the angle made by the rope with the ground level is 30 0. (see Fig .11! "eight of A$ % 20 * 2. A tree bend so that with it. ,he #ole A$ % % &in 30 ' A( % 20 ) &in 30 % 10 ) brea+s due to storm and the bro+en part the top of the ground ma+ing an angle 300 distance between the foot of the tree to the

point where the top touches the ground is - m. Find the height of the tree. % ,an .0 ' $( % A( * ,an .0 % - * ,an .0 % -3 % (os .0 (/ % ' A$ % % % - * 2 % 1.

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3. A contractor plans to install two slides for the children to play in a par+. For the children below the age of 1 years, she prefers to have a slide whose top is at a height of 1.1m, and is inclined at an angle of 300 to the ground, whereas for elder children, she wants to have a step slide at a height of 3 m, and inclined at an angle of .00 to the ground. 2hat should be the length of the slide in each case3 % &in 30 ' A$ % % 1.1 * % 3)

% &in .0 % /4 % % * 2 % 23 5. ,he angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is 30m away from the foot of the tower, is 300. Find the height of the tower. % ,an 30 ' $( % A( * ,an 30 % 30 * % % 103

1. A +ite is flying at a height of .0m above the ground. ,he string attached to the +ite is temporarily tied to a point on the ground. ,he inclination of the string with the ground is .00. Find the length of the string, assuming that there is no slac+ in the string. % &in .0 ' A$ % % * 2 % % 503.

.. A 1.1m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30m tall building. ,he angle of elevation from his eyes to the top of the building increases from 300 to .00 as he wal+s towards the building. Find the distance he wal+ed towards the building. Find the distance he wal+ed towards the building. % ,an 30 ' A( % % 2-.1 * % ,an .0 ' /( % % A/ % A( 6 /( % 21.3 3 7 % 2-.1 (3 7 ! % 2-.1 % % % 1 3.

8. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission tower fi*ed at the top of a 20m high buildings are 510 and .00 respectively .Find the height of the tower. % ,an 51 ' /( % A( % 20 % ,an .0 ' $( % A( * ,an .0 % 20 * 3 % 20 $/ % $( 6 /( % 20 * 3 6 20 % 20(3 6 1! -. A statue, 1.. m tall, stand on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of the elevation of the top of the statue is .00 and from the same point the angle of the elevation of the top of the statue is .00 and from the same point the angle of the elevation f the top of the pedestal is 510. Find the height of the pedestal. % ,an 51 % 1' * % % % % % ,an .0

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. ,he angle of elevation of the top of a building from the foot of the tower is 300 and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the foot of the building is .00. 9f the tower is 10 m high, find the height of the building. % ,an .0 ' ($ % % % % 1.

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10.,wo poles of e:ual heights are standing opposite each other on either side of the road, which is -0m wide. From a point between them on the road, the angles of elevation of the top of the poles are .00 and 300, respectively. Find the height of the poles and the distances of the point from the poles. % ,an 30 ' A4 % % ,an .0

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11.A ,; tower stands vertically on a ban+ of a canal .From a point on other ban+ directly opposite the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is .00. From another point 20 m on the away from this point on the line <oining this point to the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 300. (see Fig .12!. Find the height of the tower and the width and width of the canal. % ,an 30 % A$ ' /$ * ,an 30 % /$ * % ,an .0 % A$ ' $( * ,an .0 % $( * 3 % $( 3 01 % 3 $( % % % 10 ) % % 3 % %3 % 2 ' /( % 2 $(

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12.From the top of a 8m high building , the angle of elevation of the top of the cable tower is .00 and the angle of depression of its foot is 510. /etermine the height of the tower. % ,an 51 ' (/ % A( % ,an .0 ' $( % A( * ,an .0 % A( * 3 % 83. $/ % 8 0 83 % 8 ( 3 0 1! 13.As observed from the top of a 81m high lighthouse from the sea7level, the angles of depression of two ships are 300 and 510. 9f one ship is e*actly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships. % ,an 30 ' $( % % 81 3 % ,an 51 ' $/ % % A$ * 1 % 81

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15.A 1.2m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a hori=ontal line at a height of --.2 m from the ground. ,he angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is .00. After some time, the angle of

elevation reduces to 300(see Fig .13!. Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval

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11.11. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a car at an angle of depression of 300, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform speed. &i* seconds later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be .00. Find the time ta+en by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point. % ,an 30 ' A( % % * 3

% ,an .0 ' /( % % A/ % A( 6 /( % $( * 3 7 A/ % $( (3 7 ! % $( % 2 % * * ' /( % &ince car is moving at uniform speed, it ta+es % 3 seconds from / to (. 1..,he angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 5 m and m from the base of the tower and in the same straight line with it are complementary. #rove that the height of the tower is . m. % ,an ' $( % /( * ,an % 5 ,an

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