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:
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° =
√3 = or d = 8√3 m
Also, in Δ DAC, tan 30° =
h = or h = 8 m
Calculation for Length of the wire BD in Δ BDE:
BD2 = (24 – 8)2 + (8 √3)2 = 162 + (8 √3)2
BD2 = 256 + 192 = 448
BD = √448 = 8√7 m
Therefore, the length of wire between tops of two towers is 8√7 m