A tower stands vertically on the ground from a point on the ground. which is 15 cm away from the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60° . find the height of the tower
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A tower stands vertically on the ground from a point on the ground. which is 15 cm away from the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60° . find the height of the tower
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A diagram of the situation explained is drawn,
We know that from trigonometric ratios that,
tanθ=
base
perpendicular
tan60
∘
=
3
=
base
perpendicular
=
distanceofpointfromfootoftower
heightoftower
3
=
15
heightoftower
height of tower =15
3
Therefore, the calculated height of tower is 15
3m.
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