Type 1
1. 150 meter from the foot of a cliff on level ground, the
angle of elevation of the topis 30°. The height of the cliff is:
(a) 50√3 m (b) 40√3 m (c) 45√3 m (d) 60√3 m
2. From a point P on level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30°.
If the tower is 90√3 m high, the distance of P from the foot of the tower is:
(a) 270 m (b) 180 m (c) 90 m (d) 300 m
3. What is the angle of elevation of the sun when the shadow of a pole of height x m
is m ?
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 75°
4. A 12 metre ladder is placed against a wall making an angle of 30° with the ground.
Distance of the foot from the wall is:
(a) 10.39 m (b) 9 m (c) 8.5 m (d) 11 m
5. The shadow of a tower is twice its height. The angle of elevation of the sun is:
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 26.5°
6. A man 5 ft tall casts a shadow 3 ft long. At the same time a flag pole casts a shadow
45 ft long. Height of the pole is:
(a) 60 ft (b) 75 ft (c) 50 ft (d) 90 ft
7. If the length of the shadow of a boy is equal to his height, the angle of elevation of
the sun is:
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 75°
8. A kite is flying at a height of 60 m. If the string makes an angle of 30° with the
ground, the length of the string is:
(a) 120 m (b) 60√3 m (c) 90 m (d) 100 m
9. A tree 6 m high casts a shadow 10 m long. If another pole casts a shadow 15 m at
the same time, its height is:
(a) 9 m (b) 8 m (c) 10 m (d) 7 m
10. A girl 1.5 m tall sees the sun over a 4.5 m wall which is 3 m away. The angle of
elevation of the sun is:
(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 75°
11. The shadow of a pole is 24 m. If secθ = , the height of the pole is:
(a) 18 m (b) 15 m (c) 20 m (d) 10 m