Mathematics
An aeroplane 3000 m high, passes vertically above another aeroplane at an instant when the angles of elevation of the two aeroplanes from the same point on the ground are 60° and 45° respectively. Find the vertical distance between the two planes.
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The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A (on the ground) is 30°. On walking 50 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation is found to be 60°. Calculate :
(i) the height of the tower (correct to one decimal place)
(ii) the distance of the tower from A.
A 7 m long flagstaff is fixed on the top of a tower. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are 45° and 36° respectively. Find the height of the tower correct to one place of decimal.
A boy, 1.6 m tall, is 20 m away from a tower and observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60. Find the height of the tower.