Heights and Distances · General Aptitude

20 questions in this chapter.

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ABC26GN5426 · 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.
ABC26GN5432 · 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 · 2008
ABC26GN5427 · A ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 60° with the ground. If the length of the ladder is 19 m, find the distance of the foot…
ABC26GN5433 · 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… · 2006
ABC26GN5428 · The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a point on the ground is 30°. On walking 24 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation…
ABC26GN5434 · 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…
ABC26GN5429 · A man standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle subtended by a tree on the opposite bank is 60°. When he retires 36 m from…
ABC26GN5435 · An observer 1.6 m tall is 20 √(3) m away from a tower. The angle of elevation from his eye to the top of the tower is 30°. The height of…
ABC26GN5436 · 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…
ABC26GN5437 · A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of 30° with the man's eye. The man walks some… · 2007
ABC26GN5438 · The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a certain point is 30°. If the observer moves 20 m towards the tower, the angle of… · 2005
ABC26GN5439 · A man is watching from the top of a tower a boat speeding away from the tower. The boat makes an angle of depression of 45° with the man's…
ABC26GN5440 · On the same side of a tower, two objects are located. Observed from the top of the tower, their angles of depression are 45° and 60°. If…
ABC26GN5441 · A man on the top of a vertical observation tower observes a car moving at a uniform speed coming directly towards it. If it takes 12… · 2008
ABC26GN5442 · 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… · 2009
ABC26GN5443 · The angle of depression of a point situated at a distance of 70m from the base of a tower is 60°. The height of the tower is [SSC-CHSL…
ABC26GN5444 · T F is a tower with F on the ground. The angle of elevation of T from A is xo such that xo=2/5 and A F=200 m. The angle of elevation of T…
ABC26GN5445 · A boy is standing at the top of the tower and another boy is at the ground at some distance from the foot of the tower, then the angle of… · 2016
ABC26GN5446 · The angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points P and Q at distances m2 and n2 respectively, from the base and in the same… · 2016
ABC26GN5447 · The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 200 m above a lake is 30° and the angle of depressionof its reflection in the lake is 60°… · 2016