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CBSE Class 10 Maths Chapter-9 Some Applications of Trigonometry Important Questions
CBSE Class 10 Maths Important Questions Chapter 9 – Some Applications of Trigonometry
3 Mark Questions
1. A 1.5 m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30 m tall building. The angle of elevation from his eyes to the top of the building increases from 
to 
as he walks towards the building. Find the distance he walked towards the building.
Ans. AB = 30 m and PR = 1.5 m
AC = AB – BC
= AB – PR
= 30 – 1.5
= 28.5 m
In right triangle ACQ,
QC = 
m
In right triangle ACP,
PQ = 
PQ = 
= 
m
Hence, the walked towards the building is m.
2. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 
and respectively. Find the height of the tower.
Ans. Let the height of the tower be 
m. Then,
in right triangle CBP,
……….(i)
In right triangle ABP,
BP = 20 m
Putting this value in eq. (i), we get,
= 
m
The height of the tower is 
m.
3. A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a postal. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is 
Find the height of the pedestal.
Ans. Let the height of the pedestal be m.
BC = m
In right triangle ACP,
……….(i)
In right triangle BCP,
PC =
[From eq. (i)]
m
4. As observed from the top of a 75 m high lighthouse from the sea-level, the angles of depression of two ships are and If one ship is exactly behind the other on the same side of the lighthouse, find the distance between two ships.
Ans. In right triangle ABQ,
BQ = 75 m ……….(i)
In right triangle ABP,
[From eq. (i)]
75 + QP = 
QP = 
m
Hence the distance between the two ships is m.
5. A girl who is 1.2 m tall, 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 eye of the girl at any instant is 
. After sometime, the angle of elevation reduces to 
. Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval.
Ans. In right 
In right 
6. From the top of a tower 96 m high, the angles of depression of two cars on a road at the same level as the base of the tower and on same side of it are θ and 
, where 
and 
. Find the distance between the two cars.
Ans. In right 
In right 
