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the boy observed the top of an electric pole at an angle of elevation of 60 degrees when the observation point is 8m away from the foot of the pole . find the height of the pole. |
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Answer» ong>Answer: From the figure, in ∆OAB OB = 8 METERS ∠AOB = 60° ✎ LET, HEIGHT of the pole = AB = h meters ( We know the adjacent side and we need to find the opposite of ∠AOB in the triangle ∆OAB. Hence we need to CONSIDER the trigonometric ratio " tan " to solve the problem ). ☞ tan60° = AB/OB ☞ √3 = h/8 ☞ ∴ h = 8√3 m. Hence the height of the pole is 8√3m . |
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