Aptitude - Height and Distance - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Height and Distance - General Questions (Q.No. 2)
2.
A man standing at a point P is watching the top of a tower, which makes an angle of elevation of 30° with the man's eye. The man walks some distance towards the tower to watch its top and the angle of the elevation becomes 60°. What is the distance between the base of the tower and the point P?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
One of AB, AD and CD must have given.
So, the data is inadequate.
Discussion:
43 comments Page 4 of 5.
Jignesh Mori said:
9 years ago
Height of the tower or distance between tower and man should be given to solve it.
Surah Nayak said:
9 years ago
I am not getting this, can anyone explain which is actually missing?
Janak said:
9 years ago
The height of the tower is 8 m which is actually missing in this question.
Koushik said:
9 years ago
Hi, I am not getting this, Can anyone explain briefly?
Ally said:
10 years ago
This question was asked in elitmus where height was given as 8 m.
Kk rawat said:
1 decade ago
The angle of elevation of the top of a TV tower is from three points a, b, c, in straight line through the foot of the tower are alpha, two alpha, three alpha then the of the tower is?
Raj said:
1 decade ago
What are basic theory to solve height and distance?
Jiya said:
1 decade ago
This data is insufficient because not any perfect side given. If any perpendicular distance given than solve it otherwise not solve.
Vasundhra said:
1 decade ago
If it is given distance between A and C how we will solve the prob?
Sayan Biswas said:
1 decade ago
The problem contains 3 unknown variables in 2 equations. We need another equation to solve it. Hence data inadequate.
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