Question: The top of a 15 metre high tower makes an angle of elevation of 60° with the bottom of an electric pole and angle of elevation of 30° with the top of the pole. What is the height of the electric pole ?

• 1. 5 metres
• 2. 8 metres
• 3. 10 metres
• 4. 12 metres

Question: The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is √3 times the height of the tree, is :________?

• 1. 30°
• 2. 45°
• 3. 60°
• 4. 90°

Question: From a point P on a level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30°. If the tower is 100 m high, the distance of point P from the foot of the tower is :_________?

• 1. 149 m
• 2. 156 m
• 3. 173 m
• 4. 200 m

Question: If the height of a pole is 2√3 metres and the length of its shadow is 2 metres, find the angle of elevation of the sun.

• 1. 50°
• 2. 60°
• 3. 70°
• 4. 80°

Question: Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a lighthouse. The angles of elevation of the top of the lighthouse as observed from the two ships are 30° and 45° respectively. If the lighthouse is 100 m high, the distance between the two ships is :__

• 1. 173 m
• 2. 200 m
• 3. 273 m
• 4. 300 m

Question: The angle of elevation of a ladder leaning against a wall is 60° and the foot of the ladder is 4.6 m away from the wall. The length of the ladder is :_________?

• 1. 2.3 m
• 2. 4.6 m
• 3. 7.8 m
• 4. 9.2 m