MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Applications of Trigonometry · Applications of Trigonometry
Problem
Two observers, P and Q, stand on the same straight line with the foot of a vertical tower. Observer Q is 50 m behind P. The angles of elevation of the top of the tower are 60∘ from P and 30∘ from Q.
Find
(i) the height of the tower, and
(ii) the distance of P from the foot of the tower.