Angle Elevation Depression
1. **Problem 1: Find height of the tree.**
Given: $d=20$ m, angle of elevation $\theta=30^\circ$.
Formula: $\tan \theta = \frac{h}{d}$.
Calculation:
$$\tan 30^\circ = \frac{h}{20}$$
$$h = 20 \times \tan 30^\circ = 20 \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$$
$$h \approx 20 \times 0.5774 = 11.55\text{ m}$$
2. **Problem 2: Find angle of elevation of the sun.**
Given: Opposite side = 10 m, Adjacent side = $10\sqrt{3}$ m.
Formula: $\tan \theta = \frac{\text{Opposite}}{\text{Adjacent}}$.
Calculation:
$$\tan \theta = \frac{10}{10\sqrt{3}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$$
$$\theta = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) = 30^\circ$$
3. **Problem 3: Find height of the window (equilateral triangle).**
Given: side $s=1.6$ m.
Formula: $h = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} s$ or use Pythagoras.
Calculation:
$$h^2 + (0.8)^2 = (1.6)^2$$
$$h^2 = 2.56 - 0.64 = 1.92$$
$$h = \sqrt{1.92} \approx 1.39\text{ m}$$
4. **Problem 4: Find length of the slide.**
Given: height = 5 m, angle of depression = $30^\circ$.
Formula: $\sin \theta = \frac{\text{Opposite}}{\text{Hypotenuse}} = \frac{5}{L}$.
Calculation:
$$\sin 30^\circ = \frac{5}{L}$$
$$L = \frac{5}{0.5} = 10\text{ m}$$
5. **Problem 5: Find height of each pillar and position of point P.**
Given: Two pillars height $h$, distance between pillars = 120 m, angles $60^\circ$ and $30^\circ$.
Setup:
$$\tan 60^\circ = \frac{h}{x} \Rightarrow h = x\sqrt{3}$$
$$\tan 30^\circ = \frac{h}{120 - x} \Rightarrow h = \frac{120 - x}{\sqrt{3}}$$
Equate:
$$x\sqrt{3} = \frac{120 - x}{\sqrt{3}}$$
Multiply both sides by $\sqrt{3}$:
$$3x = 120 - x$$
$$4x = 120 \Rightarrow x = 30\text{ m}$$
Calculate $h$:
$$h = 30 \times \sqrt{3} \approx 51.96\text{ m}$$
Answer:
Height of each pillar $\approx 51.96$ m.
Position of point P is 30 m from $60^\circ$ pillar and 90 m from $30^\circ$ pillar.
6. **Problem 6: Find distance between the boats.**
Given: Tower height = 120 m, angles of depression $60^\circ$ and $45^\circ$.
Setup:
$$\tan 60^\circ = \frac{120}{x} \Rightarrow x = \frac{120}{\sqrt{3}} = 40\sqrt{3}$$
$$\tan 45^\circ = \frac{120}{y} \Rightarrow y = 120$$
Distance between boats:
$$d = y - x = 120 - 40\sqrt{3} \approx 120 - 69.28 = 50.72\text{ m}$$
7. **Problem 7: Find distance between the men.**
Given: Tree height = 15 m, angles of elevation $30^\circ$ and $60^\circ$.
Setup:
$$\tan 30^\circ = \frac{15}{x} \Rightarrow x = \frac{15}{\tan 30^\circ} = 15\sqrt{3}$$
$$\tan 60^\circ = \frac{15}{y} \Rightarrow y = \frac{15}{\tan 60^\circ} = \frac{15}{\sqrt{3}} = 5\sqrt{3}$$
Total distance:
$$d = x + y = 15\sqrt{3} + 5\sqrt{3} = 20\sqrt{3} \approx 34.64\text{ m}$$
8. **Problem 8: Find height of building and distance between tree and building.**
Given: Tree height $H=12$ m, angles of elevation $30^\circ$ and depression $45^\circ$.
Setup:
From angle of depression:
$$\tan 45^\circ = \frac{12}{d} \Rightarrow d = 12$$
From angle of elevation:
$$\tan 30^\circ = \frac{h_2}{d} \Rightarrow h_2 = 12 \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = 4\sqrt{3} \approx 6.928$$
Total building height:
$$h = 12 + 6.928 = 18.93\text{ m}$$
Answer:
Distance = 12 m, Building height $\approx 18.93$ m.
9. **Problem 9: Find height of tower and value of $\beta$.**
Given: Distance = 200 m, $\tan \alpha = \frac{2}{5}$, point B is 80 m nearer.
Step 1: Tower height:
$$\tan \alpha = \frac{h}{200} = \frac{2}{5} \Rightarrow h = \frac{2 \times 200}{5} = 80\text{ m}$$
Step 2: Distance to point B:
$$d_B = 200 - 80 = 120\text{ m}$$
Step 3: Calculate $\tan \beta$:
$$\tan \beta = \frac{80}{120} = \frac{2}{3}$$
Step 4: Calculate $\beta$:
$$\beta = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right) \approx 33.69^\circ$$
10. **Problem 10: Find speed of boat.**
Given: Lighthouse height = 206.6 m, time = 120 s, angle changes from $60^\circ$ to $45^\circ$.
Step 1: Initial distance:
$$d_1 = \frac{206.6}{\sqrt{3}} \approx 119.29\text{ m}$$
Step 2: Final distance:
$$d_2 = 206.6\text{ m}$$
Step 3: Distance traveled:
$$\Delta d = d_2 - d_1 = 206.6 - 119.29 = 87.31\text{ m}$$
Step 4: Speed:
$$\text{Speed} = \frac{87.31}{120} \approx 0.728\text{ m/s}$$