RS Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions Height and Distance

Question 1:

Let AB be the tower standing on a level ground and O be the position of the observer. Then OA = 20 m and ∠OAB = 90° and ∠AOB = 60°

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Let AB = h meters

From the right ∆OAB, we have

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Hence the height of the tower is [latex]20\sqrt { 3 } m=34.64m [/latex]

RS Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions Height and Distance
RS Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions Height and Distance