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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?
Solution :
Given:
Case 1 (Children below 5 years):
- Height of the slide ($AB$) = $1.5$ m
- Angle of inclination ($\angle ACB$) = $30^\circ$
Case 2 (Elder children):
- Height of the slide ($PQ$) = $3$ m
- Angle of inclination ($\angle PRQ$) = $60^\circ$
To find:
The length of the slide for each case (i.e., the length of the hypotenuse $AC$ and $PR$).
Step 1: Calculating the length of the slide for children below 5 years.
In the right-angled triangle $\triangle ABC$, where $\angle B = 90^\circ$:
We use the trigonometric ratio that relates the opposite side to the hypotenuse, which is the sine function:
$\sin(\theta) = \frac{\text{Opposite}}{\text{Hypotenuse}}$
Substituting the given values:
$\sin(30^\circ) = \frac{AB}{AC}$
Since $\sin(30^\circ) = \frac{1}{2}$ [Standard trigonometric value]:
$\frac{1}{2} = \frac{1.5}{AC}$
By cross-multiplication:
$AC = 1.5 \times 2$
$AC = 3$ m
Step 2: Calculating the length of the slide for elder children.
In the right-angled triangle $\triangle PQR$, where $\angle Q = 90^\circ$:
Using the sine function again:
$\sin(60^\circ) = \frac{PQ}{PR}$
Since $\sin(60^\circ) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ [Standard trigonometric value]:
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} = \frac{3}{PR}$
By cross-multiplication:
$PR \times \sqrt{3} = 3 \times 2$
$PR \times \sqrt{3} = 6$
$PR = \frac{6}{\sqrt{3}}$
Rationalizing the denominator by multiplying the numerator and denominator by $\sqrt{3}$:
$PR = \frac{6 \times \sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3} \times \sqrt{3}}$
$PR = \frac{6\sqrt{3}}{3}$
$PR = 2\sqrt{3}$ m
Using the approximation $\sqrt{3} \approx 1.732$:
$PR \approx 2 \times 1.732 = 3.464$ m
Final Answer: The length of the slide for children below 5 years is $3$ m, and the length of the slide for elder children is $2\sqrt{3}$ m (approximately $3.46$ m).
More Questions from Class 10 Mathematics Applications of Trigonometry EXERCISE 9.1
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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.
- 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.
- Q4: The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground, which is $30$ m away from the foot of the tower, is $30°$. Find the height of the tower.
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- Q6: A $1.5$ m tall boy is standing at some distance from a $30$ m tall building. The angle of elevation from his eyes to the top of the building increases from $30°$ to $60°$ as he walks towards the building. Find the distance he walked towards the building.
- Q7: From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission tower fixed at the top of a $20$ m high building are $45°$ and $60°$ respectively. Find the height of the tower.
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