Question

A boy of height 23ft looks at a tower at an angle of elevation of 60° . If the total height of the tower is
12 3 ft , find the distance between the boy and the tower.

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Distance between point of observationDistance between point of observation and foot of tower = 20 m = BC

Angle of elevation of top of tower = 60° = θ

Height of tower H = AB

Now from fig ABC

ΔABC is a right angle triangle

tan 60°=√3=10√3/d,

d= 10 m.

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