Height and Distance · Mathematics · NDA

If x is the distance of P from the bottom of the pillar, then consider the following statements :

1. x can take two values which are in the ratio 1 : 3

2. x can be equal to the height of the flagstaff

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

What is a possible value of tan θ ? 

What is the height of the lamp post ?

At what height is the top of the tower above the ground level ?

If θ is the inclination of the tower to the horizontal, then what is cot θ equal to ?

What is the length of the tower ?

A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is surmounted by a vertical flagstaff of height h. At a point on the plane the angles of elevation of the bottom and top of the flagstaff are θ and 2θ respectively. What is the height of the tower ?

The shadow of a tower becomes x metre longer, when the angle of elevation of sun changes from 60° to θ. If the height of the tower is $\sqrt{3}x$ metre, then which one of the following is correct ?

A ladder 6 m long reaches a point 6 m below the top of a vertical flagstaff. From the foot of the ladder, the elevation of the top of the flagstaff is 75°. What is the height of the Flagstaff?

The shadow of a tower is found to be x meter longer, when the angle of elevation of the sun changes from 60° to 45°. If the height of the tower is 5(3 + √3) m, then what is x equal to?