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Q15:
A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a car at an angle of depression of $30°$, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform speed. Six seconds later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be $60°$. Find the time taken by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.
Solution :
Given:
1. A tower $AB$ of height $h$ stands vertically on a horizontal plane.
2. A car is moving towards the foot of the tower ($B$) along a straight highway.
3. At point $C$, the angle of depression from the top of the tower ($A$) is $30^\circ$.
4. After $6$ seconds, the car reaches point $D$, where the angle of depression is $60^\circ$.
To Find:
The time taken by the car to travel from point $D$ to the foot of the tower $B$.
Step 1: Define Variables and Geometric Relationships
Let $AB = h$ be the height of the tower. Let the speed of the car be $v$ (units/sec).
Distance covered by the car from $C$ to $D$ in $6$ seconds is $CD = v \times 6 = 6v$.
Let the time taken to travel from $D$ to $B$ be $t$ seconds. Then, $DB = v \times t = vt$.
Step 2: Apply Trigonometric Ratios in Right-Angled Triangles
In $\triangle ABD$ (where $\angle ADB = 60^\circ$):
$\tan(60^\circ) = \frac{\text{Opposite}}{\text{Adjacent}} = \frac{AB}{DB}$
Since $\tan(60^\circ) = \sqrt{3}$, we have:
$\sqrt{3} = \frac{h}{vt} \implies h = vt\sqrt{3}$ --- (Equation 1)
In $\triangle ABC$ (where $\angle ACB = 30^\circ$):
$\tan(30^\circ) = \frac{AB}{CB} = \frac{AB}{CD + DB}$
Since $\tan(30^\circ) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$, we have:
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = \frac{h}{6v + vt}$
$h\sqrt{3} = 6v + vt$ --- (Equation 2)
Step 3: Solve the System of Equations
Substitute the value of $h$ from Equation 1 into Equation 2:
$(vt\sqrt{3})\sqrt{3} = 6v + vt$
$vt(3) = 6v + vt$
$3vt = 6v + vt$
Subtract $vt$ from both sides:
$2vt = 6v$
Divide both sides by $2v$ (assuming $v \neq 0$):
$t = \frac{6v}{2v}$
$t = 3$
Conclusion:
The time taken by the car to travel from point $D$ to the foot of the tower $B$ is $3$ seconds.
Final Answer: 3 seconds
More Questions from Class 10 Mathematics Applications of Trigonometry EXERCISE 9.1
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- Q2: A tree breaks due to storm and the broken part bends so that the top of the tree touches the ground making an angle $30°$ with it. The distance between the foot of the tree to the point where the top touches the ground is $8$ m. Find the height of the tree.
- Q3: A contractor plans to install two slides for the children to play in a park. For the children below the age of $5$ years, she prefers to have a slide whose top is at a height of $1.5$ m, and is inclined at an angle of $30°$ to the ground, whereas for elder children, she wants to have a steep slide at a height of $3$m, and inclined at an angle of $60°$ to the ground. What should be the length of the slide in each case?
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