Chapter 28

The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical pole when observed from each vertex of a regular hexagon is \(\frac{\pi}{3}\). If the area of the circle circumscribing the hexagon be \(A\) sq. metre, then the area of the hexagon is (A) \(\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2} A\) sq. metres (B) \(\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{\pi} A\) sq. metres (C) \(\frac{3 \sqrt{3}}{2} \frac{A}{\pi}\) sq. metres (D) none of these

\(A\) and \(B\) are two points in the horizontal plane through \(O\), the foot of pillar \(O P\) of height \(h\), such that \(\Delta A O B=\theta\). If the elevation of the top of the pilar from \(A\) and \(B\) are also equal to \(\theta\), then \(A B\) is equal to (A) \(h \cot \theta\) (B) \(h \cos \theta \sec \frac{\theta}{2}\) (C) \(h \cot \theta \sin \frac{\theta}{2}\) (D) \(h \cos \theta \operatorname{cosec} \frac{\theta}{2}\)

A flag is mounted on the semicircular dome of radius \(r .\) The elevation of the top of the flag at any point on the ground is \(30^{\circ}\). Moving \(d\) distance towards the dome, when the flag is just visible the angle of elevation is \(45^{\circ}\). The relation between \(r\) and \(d\) is (A) \(r=\frac{d}{\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}-1)}\) (B) \(r=d \frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}+1}\) (C) \(r=\frac{d}{\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}+1)}\) (D) \(r=d \frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}-1}\)

An observer finds that the angular elevation of a tower is \(A\). On advancing \(3 \mathrm{~m}\) towards the tower the elevation is \(45^{\circ}\) and on advancing \(2 \mathrm{~m}\) nearer, the elevation is \(90^{\circ}\) \(-A\). The height of the tower is (A) \(2 \mathrm{~m}\) (B) \(4 \mathrm{~m}\) (C) \(6 \mathrm{~m}\) (D) \(8 \mathrm{~m}\)

A lamp post standing at a point \(A\) on a circular path of radius \(\mathrm{r}\) subtends an angle \(\alpha\) at some point \(B\) on the path, and \(A B\) subtends an angle of \(45^{\circ}\) at any other point on the path, then height of the lampost is (A) \(\sqrt{2} r \cot \alpha\) (B) \((r / \sqrt{2}) \tan \alpha\) (C) \(\sqrt{2} r \tan \alpha\) (D) \((r / \sqrt{2}) \cot \alpha\)

\(P Q\) is a vertical tower, \(P\) is the foot, \(Q\) the top of the tower, \(A, B, C\) are three points in the horizontal plane through \(P\). The angles of elevation of \(Q\) from \(A, B, C\) are equal and each is equal to \(\theta\). The sides of the triangle \(A B C\) are \(a, b, c\) and the area of the triangle \(A B C\) is \(\Delta\). The height of the tower is (A) \((a b c) \tan \theta / 4 \Delta\) (B) \((a b c) \cot \theta / 4 \Delta\) (C) \((a b c) \tan \theta / 4 \Delta\) (D) none of these

The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point \(h\) metres above the surface of a lake is \(\theta\) and the angles of depression of its reflection is \(\phi\). Then the height of the cloud is (A) \(\frac{h \sin (\phi+\theta)}{\sin (\phi-\theta)}\) (B) \(\frac{h}{\sin (\phi-\theta)}\) (C) \(h \tan (\phi-\theta)\) (D) \(\frac{h \sin (\phi-\theta)}{\sin (\phi+\theta)}\)

A person standing at the foot of a tower walks a distance \(3 a\) away from the tower and observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is \(\alpha\). He then walks a distance \(4 a\) perpendicular to the previous direction and observes the angle of elevation to be \(\beta\). Then height of the tower is (A) \(3 a \tan \alpha\) or \(5 a \tan \beta\) (B) \(5 a \tan \alpha\) or \(3 a \tan \beta\) (C) \(4 a \tan \beta^{\prime}\) (D) \(7 a \tan \alpha\)

The angle of elevation of the top of a tree at point \(B\) due south of it is \(60^{\circ}\) and at a point \(C\) due north of it is \(30^{\circ} . D\) is a point due north of \(C\) where the angle of elevation is \(15^{\circ} .\) If \(\sqrt{3}=1 \frac{8}{11}\) and \(B C \times C D=2^{3} \times 3^{2}\) \(\times 19 \times 11\), the height of the tree is (A) 33 (B) 38 (C) 57 (D) 88

A stationary balloon is observed from three points \(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) on the plane ground and is found that its angle of elevation from each point is \(\alpha\). If \(\angle A B C=\beta\) and \(A C=b\), the height of the balloon is (A) \(\frac{b}{2} \tan \alpha \operatorname{cosec} \beta\) (B) \(\frac{b}{2} \tan \alpha \sin \beta\) (C) \(\frac{b}{2} \cot \alpha \operatorname{cosec} \beta\) (D) \(\frac{b}{2} \cot \alpha \sin \beta\)

The angular elevation of tower \(C D\) at a point \(A\) due south of it is \(60^{\circ}\) and at a point \(B\) due west of \(\mathrm{A}\), the elevation is \(30^{\circ}\). If \(A B=3 \mathrm{~km}\), the height of the tower is (A) \(2 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~km}\) (B) \(2 \sqrt{6} \mathrm{~km}\) (C) \(\frac{3 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~km}}{2}\) (D) \(\frac{3 \sqrt{6} \mathrm{~km}}{4}\)

An isosceles triangle of wood of base \(2 a\) and height \(h\) is placed with its base on the ground and vertex directly above. The triangle faces the sun whose altitude is \(30^{\circ}\). Then the tangent of the angle at the apex of the shadow is (A) \(\frac{2 h a}{\sqrt{3}}\) (B) \(\frac{2 h a \sqrt{3}}{3 h^{2}-a^{2}}\) (C) \(\frac{a^{2}+h^{2}}{2 \sqrt{3}}\) (D) \(\frac{2 a h \sqrt{3}}{3 h^{2}+a^{2}}\)

The length of the shadow of a rod inclined at \(10^{\circ}\) to the vertical towards the sun is \(2.05\) metre when the elevation of the sun is \(38^{\circ} .\) The length of the rod is (A) \(\frac{2.05 \sin 38^{\prime \prime}}{\sin 42 "}\) (B) \(\frac{2.05 \cos 38^{\prime \prime}}{\sin 42^{\prime \prime}}\) (C) \(\frac{2.05 \sin 42^{\prime \prime}}{\sin 38^{\prime \prime}}\) (D) \(\frac{2.05 \cos 42^{\prime \prime}}{\sin 38^{\prime \prime}}\)

\(A B C D\) is a rectangular field. A vertical lamp post of height \(12 m\) stands at the corner \(A\). If the angle of elevation of its top from \(B\) is \(60^{\circ}\) and from \(C\) is \(45^{\circ}\), then the area of the field is (A) \(48 \sqrt{2} \mathrm{sq} . \mathrm{m}\) (B) \(48 \sqrt{3}\) sq.m (C) \(48 s q . m\) (D) \(48 \sqrt{3}\) sq.m

The angle of elevation of a stationary cloud from a point \(2,500 \mathrm{~m}\) above a lake is \(15^{\circ}\) and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is \(45^{\circ}\). The height of the cloud above the lake level is (A) \(2500 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m}\) (B) \(2500 \mathrm{~m}\) (C) \(500 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{~m}\) (D) none of these

From the top of a tower \(100 \mathrm{~m}\) height, the angles of depression of two objects \(200 \mathrm{~m}\) apart on the horizontal plane and in a line passing through the foot of the tower and on the same side of the tower are \(45^{\circ}-A\) and \(45^{\circ}+A\). The angle \(\mathrm{A}\) is equal to (A) \(15^{\circ}\) (B) \(35^{\circ}\) (C) \(22 \frac{1}{2}^{\circ}\). (D) \(45^{\circ}\)

\(A B C\) is triangular park with \(A B=A C=100 \mathrm{~m}\). A clock tower is situated at the mid-point of \(B C\). The angles of elevation of the top of the tower at \(A\) and \(B\) are \(\cot ^{-1} 3.2\) and \(\operatorname{cosec}^{-1} 2.6\) respectively. The height of the tower is (A) \(50 \mathrm{~m}\) (B) \(25 \mathrm{~m}\) (C) \(40 \mathrm{~m}\) (D) none of these

A flag staff \(5 \mathrm{~m}\) high is placed on a building \(25 \mathrm{~m}\) high. If flag and building both subtend equal angles on the observer at a height \(30 \mathrm{~m}\), the distance between the observer and the top of the flag is (A) \(\frac{5 \sqrt{3}}{2}\) (B) \(5 \sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}\) (C) \(5 \sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}\) (D) \(\frac{5 \sqrt{2}}{3}\)

The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical pole when observed from each vertex of a regular hexagon is \(\frac{\pi}{3} .\) If the area of the circle circumscribing the hexagon be \(A\) metre \(^{2}\) then the height of the tower is (A) \(\frac{2 A}{\sqrt{3 \pi}}\) metre (B) \(\frac{A}{\sqrt{3 \pi}}\) metre (C) \(2 \sqrt{\frac{A}{3 \pi}}\) metre (D) \(\sqrt{\frac{A}{3 \pi}}\) metre

From a point on a hill-side of constant inclination, the angle of elevation of the top of a flagstaff on its summit is observed to be \(\alpha\) and \(a\) metre nearer the top of the hill, it is \(\beta\). If \(h\) is the height of the flagstaff, the inclination of the hill to the horizontal is (A) \(\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{a \sin \alpha \sin \beta}{h \sin (\beta-\alpha)}\right)\) (B) \(\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{a \sin \alpha \sin \beta}{h \sin (\beta-\alpha)}\right)\) (C) \(\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{a \sin \alpha \sin \beta}{h \sin (\beta-\alpha)}\right)\) (D) none of these

A flagstaff stands verticality on a pillar, the height of the flagstaff being double the height of the pillar. A man on the ground at a distance finds that both the pillar and the flagstaff subtend equal angles at his eyes. The ratio of the height of the pillar and the distance of the man from the pillar is (A) \(\sqrt{3}: 1\) (B) \(1: \sqrt{3}\) (C) \(2: \sqrt{3}\) (D) none of these

A vertical lamp-post of height 9 metres stands at the corner of a rectangular field. The angle of elevation of its top from the farthest corner is \(30^{\circ}\), while from another corner it is \(45^{\circ}\). The area of the field is (A) \(81 \sqrt{2}\) sq.m (B) \(9 \sqrt{2}\) sq.m (C) 9 sq. \(\mathrm{m}\) (D) none of these

\(\mathrm{ABC}\) is an equilateral triangular plot. An electric pole stands at the vertex and makes an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) at either of the other two vertices. If the height of the triangle is \(100 \mathrm{~m}\), the height of the pole is (A) \(200 \mathrm{~m}\) (B) \(100 \mathrm{~m}\) (C) \(150 \mathrm{~m}\) (D) none of these

A ladder rests against a wall at an angle \(\alpha\) to the horizontal. If the foot is pulled away through a distance \(a\), it slides a distance \(\mathrm{b}\) down the wall, finally making an angle \(\beta\) with the horizontal. Then, \(\tan \left(\frac{\alpha+\beta}{2}\right)\) is equal to (A) \(\frac{a}{b}\) (B) \(\frac{b}{a}\) (C) \(a b\) (D) none of these

A tower \(A B\) leans towards west making an angle \(\alpha\) with the vertical. The angular elevation of \(B\), the top most point of the tower is \(\beta\), as observed from a point \(C\) due east of \(A\) at a distnace \(d\) from \(A\). If the angular elevation of \(B\) from a point due east of \(C\) at a distance \(2 d\) from \(C\) is \(\gamma\), then (A) \(2 \tan \alpha=2 \cot \beta-\cot \gamma\) (B) \(2 \tan \alpha=3 \cot \beta-\cot \gamma\) (C) \(\tan \alpha=\cot \beta-\cot \gamma\) (D) none of these

\(A B\) is a vertical pole with \(B\) at the ground level and \(A\) at the top. A man finds that the angle of elevation of the point \(A\) from a certain point \(C\) on the ground is \(60^{\circ} .\) He moves away from the pole along the line \(B C\) to a point \(D\) such that \(C D=7 \mathrm{~m} .\) From \(D\) the angle of elevation of the point \(A\) is \(45^{\circ}\). Then the height of the pole is (A) \(\frac{7 \sqrt{3}}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}-1} \mathrm{~m}\) (B) \(\frac{7 \sqrt{3}}{2} \cdot(\sqrt{3}+1) \mathrm{m}\) (C) \(\frac{7 \sqrt{3}}{2} \cdot(\sqrt{3}-1) \mathrm{m}\) (D) \(\frac{7 \sqrt{3}}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+1}\)

The longer side of a parallelogram is \(10 \mathrm{~cm}\) and the shorter is \(6 \mathrm{~cm}\). If the longer diagonal makes an angle \(30^{\circ}\) with the longer side, the length of the longer diagonal (in \(\mathrm{cm}\) ) is (A) \(5 \sqrt{3}+\sqrt{11}\) (B) \(4 \sqrt{3}+\sqrt{11}\) (C) \(5 \sqrt{3}+\sqrt{13}\) (D) none of these

If from the top of a tower, 60 metre high, the angles of depression of the top and floor of a house are \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) respectively and if the height of the house is \(\frac{60 \sin (\beta-\alpha)}{x}\), then \(\mathrm{x}=\) (A) \(\sin \alpha \sin \beta\) (B) \(\cos \alpha \cos \beta\) (C) \(\sin \alpha \cos \beta\) (D) \(\cos \alpha \sin \beta\)

Due south of a tower which is leaning towards north there are two stations at distances \(\mathrm{x}\) and y respectively from its foot. If \(\alpha, \beta\) respectively be the angles of elevation of the top of the tower at these stations, then the inclination \(\theta\) of the tower to the horizontal is given by \(\cot \theta=\) (A) \(\frac{y \cot \alpha-x \cot \beta}{y-x}\) (B) \(\frac{y \cot \alpha+x \cot \beta}{y-x}\) (C) \(\frac{y \cot \alpha-x \cot \beta}{y+x}\) (D) \(\frac{y \tan \alpha-x \sin \beta}{y-x}\)

Two straight roads OA and OB intersect at O. A tower is situated within the angle formed by them and subtends angles of \(45^{\circ}\) and \(30^{\circ}\) at the points A and B where the roads are nearest to it. If \(\mathrm{OA}=\mathrm{a}\) and \(\mathrm{OB}=\mathrm{b}\), then the height of the tower is (A) \(\sqrt{\frac{a^{2}+b^{2}}{2}}\) (B) \(\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}\) (C) \(\sqrt{\frac{a^{2}-b^{2}}{2}}\) (D) \(\sqrt{a^{2}-b^{2}}\)

A and B are two points in the horizontal plane through O, the foot of pillar OP of height \(\mathrm{h}\), such that \(\angle \mathrm{AOB}=\) \(\theta\). If the elevation of the top of the pillar from \(\mathrm{A}\) and \(\mathrm{B}\) are also equal to \(\theta\), then \(\mathrm{AB}\) is equal to (A) \(h \cot \theta\) (B) \(h \cos \theta \sec \frac{\theta}{2}\) (C) \(h \cot \theta \sin \frac{\theta}{2}\) (D) \(h \cos \theta \operatorname{cosec} \frac{\theta}{2}\)

A flag is mounted on the semicircular dome of radius \(\mathrm{r}\). The elevation of the top of the flag at any point on the ground is \(30^{\circ}\). Moving d distance towards the dome, when the flag is just visible, the angle of elevation is \(45^{\circ}\). The relation between \(\mathrm{r}\) and \(\mathrm{d}\) is (A) \(r=\frac{d}{\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}-1)}\) (B) \(\mathrm{r}=d \frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}+1}\) (C) \(\mathrm{r}=\frac{d}{\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{3}+1)}\) (D) \(\mathrm{r}=d \frac{2 \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}-1}\)

A lamp post standing at a point \(\mathrm{A}\) on a circular path of radius \(\mathrm{r}\) subtends an angle \(\alpha\) at some point \(\mathrm{B}\) on the path, and AB subtends an angle of \(45^{\circ}\) at any other point on the path, then height of the lampost is (A) \(\sqrt{2} r \cot \alpha\) (B) \((r / \sqrt{2}) \tan \alpha\) (C) \(\sqrt{2} r \tan \alpha\) (D) \((r / \sqrt{2}) \cot \alpha\)

\(\mathrm{PQ}\) is a vertical tower, \(\mathrm{P}\) is the foot, \(\mathrm{Q}\) the top of the tower, \(\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{C}\) are three points in the horizontal plane through \(\mathrm{P}\). The angles of elevation of \(\mathrm{Q}\) from \(\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{C}\) are equal and each is equal to \(\theta\). The sides of the triangle \(\mathrm{ABC}\) are \(\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}\) and the area of the triangle \(\mathrm{ABC}\) is \(\Delta\). The height of the tower is (A) (abc) \(\tan \theta / 4 \Delta\) (B) (abc) \(\cot \theta / 4 \Delta\) (C) (abc) \(\tan \theta / 4 \Delta\) (D) none of these

The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point \(\mathrm{h}\) metres above the surface of a lake is \(\theta\) and the angles of depression of its reflection is \(\phi .\) Then the height of the cloud is (A) \(\frac{h \sin (\phi+\theta)}{\sin (\phi-\theta)}\) (B) \(\frac{h}{\sin (\phi-\theta)}\) (C) \(\mathrm{h} \tan (\phi-\theta)\) (D) \(\frac{h \sin (\phi-\theta)}{\sin (\phi+\theta)}\)

A person standing at the foot of a tower walks a distance \(3 \mathrm{a}\) away from the tower and observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is \(\alpha\). He then walks a distance \(4 \mathrm{a}\) perpendicular to the previous direction and observes the angle of elevation to be \(\beta\). Then height of the tower is (A) \(3 \mathrm{a} \tan \alpha\) or \(5 \mathrm{a} \tan \beta\) (B) \(5 \mathrm{a} \tan \alpha\) or \(3 \mathrm{a} \tan \beta\) (C) \(4 \mathrm{a} \tan \beta^{\prime}\) (D) 7a \(\tan \alpha\)

A stationary balloon is observed from three points A, \(\mathrm{B}\) and \(\mathrm{C}\) on the plane ground and is found that its angle of elevation from each point is \(\alpha\). If \(\angle \mathrm{ABC}=\beta\) and \(\mathrm{AC}=\mathrm{b}\), the height of the balloon is (A) \(\frac{b}{2} \tan \alpha \operatorname{cosec} \beta\) (B) \(\frac{b}{2} \tan \alpha \sin \beta\) (C) \(\frac{b}{2} \cot \alpha \operatorname{cosec} \beta\) (D) \(\frac{b}{2} \cot \alpha \sin \beta\)

An isosceles triangle of wood of base \(2 \mathrm{a}\) and height \(h\) is placed with its base on the ground and vertex directly above. The triangle faces the sun whose altitude is \(30^{\circ} .\) Then the tangent of the angle at the apex of the shadow is (A) \(\frac{2 h a}{\sqrt{3}}\) (B) \(\frac{2 h a \sqrt{3}}{3 h^{2}-a^{2}}\) (C) \(\frac{a^{2}+h^{2}}{2 \sqrt{3}}\) (D) \(\frac{2 a h \sqrt{3}}{3 h^{2}+a^{2}}\)

The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical pole when observed from each vertex of a regular hexagon S \(\frac{\pi}{3} .\) If the area of the circle circumscribing the hexagon be A \(\mathrm{m}^{2}\) then the height of the tower is (A) \(\frac{2 A}{\sqrt{3 \pi}} \mathrm{m}\) (B) \(\frac{A}{\sqrt{3 \pi}} \mathrm{m}\) (C) \(2 \sqrt{\frac{A}{3 \pi}} \mathrm{m}\) (D) \(\sqrt{\frac{A}{3 \pi}} \mathrm{m}\)

From a point on a hill-side of constant inclination, the angle of elevation of the top of a flagstaff on its summit is observed to be \(\alpha\) and a metre nearer the top of the hill, it is \(\beta\). If \(h\) is the height of the flagstaff, the inclination of the hill to the horizontal is (A) \(\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{a \sin \alpha \sin \beta}{h \sin (\beta-\alpha)}\right)\) (B) \(\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{a \sin \alpha \sin \beta}{h \sin (\beta-\alpha)}\right)\) (C) \(\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{a \sin \alpha \sin \beta}{h \sin (\beta-\alpha)}\right)\) (D) none of these

\(\mathrm{ABC}\) is an equilateral triangular plot. An electric pole stands at the vertex and makes an angle of \(60^{\circ}\) at either of the other two vertices. If the height of the triangle is \(100 \mathrm{~m}\), the height of the pole is (A) \(200 \mathrm{~m}\) (B) \(100 \mathrm{~m}\) (C) \(150 \mathrm{~m}\) (D) none of these

A tower \(\mathrm{AB}\) leans towards west making an angle \(\alpha\) with the vertical. The angular elevation of \(\mathrm{B}\), the top most point of the tower is \(\beta\), as observed from a point \(\mathrm{C}\) due east of \(\mathrm{A}\) at a distnace \(\mathrm{d}\) from \(\mathrm{A}\). If the angular elevation of \(\mathrm{B}\) from a point due east of \(\mathrm{C}\) at a distance \(2 \mathrm{~d}\) from \(\mathrm{C}\) is \(\gamma\), then

Two flagstaffs stand on a horizontal plane. A and B are two points on the line joining their feet and between them. The angles of elevation of the tops of the flagstaffs as seen from \(\mathrm{A}\) are \(30^{\circ}\) and \(60^{\circ}\) and as seen from B are \(60^{\circ}\) and \(45^{\circ}\). If \(\mathrm{AB}\) is \(30 \mathrm{~m}\), then the distance between the flagstaffs in metres is (A) \(30+15 \sqrt{3}\) (B) \(45+15 \sqrt{3}\) (C) \(60-15 \sqrt{3}\) (D) \(60+15 \sqrt{3}\)

In a cubical hall abcdpqrs with each side \(10 \mathrm{~m}, \mathrm{G}\) is the centre of the wall berq and \(\mathrm{T}\) is the mid point of the side \(\mathrm{AB}\). The angle of elevation of \(\mathrm{G}\) at the point \(\mathrm{T}\) is (A) \(\sin ^{-1} \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\) (B) \(\cos ^{-1} \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\) (C) \(\tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\) (D) \(\cot ^{-1} \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\)

Two objects \(\mathrm{P}\) and \(\mathrm{Q}\) subtend an angle of \(30^{\circ}\) at \(\mathrm{A}\). Length of \(20 \mathrm{~m}\) and \(10 \mathrm{~m}\) are measured from \(\mathrm{A}\) at right angles to \(\mathrm{AP}\) and \(\mathrm{AQ}\) respectively to points \(\mathrm{R}\) and \(\mathrm{S}\) at each of which PQ subtends angles of \(30^{\circ}\), the length of \(\mathrm{PQ}\) is (A) \(\sqrt{300-200 \sqrt{3}}\) (B) \(\sqrt{500-200 \sqrt{3}}\) (C) \(\sqrt{500 \sqrt{3}-200}\) (D) \(\sqrt{300}\)

At each end of a horizontal base of length \(2 \mathrm{a}\), the angular height of a certain peak is \(15^{\circ}\) and that at the mid point of the base is \(45^{\circ}\), the height of the peak is (A) \(\frac{(\sqrt{3}-1) a}{2 \sqrt{3}}\) (B) \(\frac{\sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3}-1) a}{2^{1 / 3}}\) (C) \(\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{6} \cdot 3^{3 / 4} a\) (D) \(\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{6} a\)

From the top of a building of height \(\mathrm{h}\), a tower standing on the ground is observed to make an angle \(\theta .\) If the horizontal distance between the building and the tower is \(h\), then height of the tower is (A) \(\frac{2 h \sin \theta}{\sin \theta+\cos \theta}\) (B) \(\frac{2 h \tan \theta}{1+\tan \theta}\) (C) \(\frac{2 h}{1+\cot \theta}\) (D) \(\frac{2 h \cos \theta}{\sin \theta+\cos \theta}\)

A person standing on the ground observes the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be \(30^{\circ}\). On walking a distance a in a certain direction he finds the elevation of the top to be the same as before. He then walks a distance \(5 \mathrm{a} / 3\) at right angles to his former direction, and finds that the elevation of the top has doubled. The height of the tower is (A) \(\sqrt{5 / 6} a\) (B) \(\sqrt{85 / 48} a\) (C) \(\sqrt{6 / 5} a\) (D) \(\sqrt{48 / 85} a\)

Assertion: A tower leans towards west making an angle \(\alpha\) with the vertical. The angular elevation of \(B\), the top most point of the tower, is \(\beta\) as observed from a point \(C\) due east of \(A\) at a distance \(d\) from \(A\). If the angular elevation of \(B\) from a point due east of \(C\) at a distance \(2 d\) from \(C\) is \(\gamma\), then \(2 \tan \alpha=3 \cot \beta-\cot \gamma\) Reason: In any \(\triangle A B C\), if \(B D: D C=m: n\), \(\angle B A D=\alpha, \angle C A D=\beta\) and \(\angle A D C=\theta\), then \((m+n) \cot \theta=m \cot \alpha-n \cot \beta\)

A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a tree on the opposite bank of the river is \(60^{\circ}\) and when he retires 40 meter away from the tree the angle of elevation becomes \(30^{\circ} .\) The breadth of the river is (A) \(20 \mathrm{~m}\) (B) \(30 \mathrm{~m}\) (C) \(40 \mathrm{~m}\) (D) \(60 \mathrm{~m}\)