Q) The angle of elevation of the top of a tower 24 m high from the foot of another tower in the same plane is 60°. The angle of elevation of the top of second tower from the foot of the first tower is 30°. Find the distance between two towers and the height of the other tower. Also, find the length of the wire attached to the tops of both the towers.

Ans: 

The angle of elevation_Trigonometry Application

Let AB and CD be the towers where AB is first tower of 24m height

Let Height of the other tower be h and distance between both of the towers be d

Therefore, in Δ BAC, tan 60°  =  \frac{24}{d}

\therefore       √3 = \frac{24}{d}   or d =  8√3 m

Also, in Δ DAC, tan 30° =  \frac{h}{d}

\therefore        h = \frac{d}{\sqrt3}  or h = 8 m

Calculation for Length of the wire BD in Δ BDE:

BD2 = (24 – 8)2 + (8 √3)2 = 162  + (8 √3)

BD2 =  256 + 192 = 448

BD = √448  = 8√7 m

Therefore, the length of wire between tops of two towers is 8√7 m

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