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IN THE EXPLANATION THERE IS NO FIGURE IS GIVEN OVER WHICH THE SOLUTION IS EXPLAINED. PLEASE PROVIDE FIGURE FOR THE QUESTION.

Question:

A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a tree standing on the opposite bank is 60o. When he moves 20 meters away from the bank, he finds the angle of elevation to be 30o. The width of the river are.

      
Options:
A) 10 m
B) \(10\sqrt[]{3}\) m
C) 20 m
D) \(20\sqrt[]{3}\) m
Solution:
Ans: (a)


In ΔCAB,
Tan 60= h / x
⇒ √3 = h / x.
⇒  h = √3x -----(i)
In ΔDAB,
Tan 30o = h / (20 + x)
⇒ 1 / √3 = h / (20 + x)
⇒  (20 + x) = √3h -----(ii)
Substituting h = √3x  in equation (ii)
⇒  (20 + x) = √3x√3x
⇒  (20 + x) = 3x
2x = 20
x = 10.
There fore ,width of the river = 10 meters

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· 1 Months ago

Dear student
We have updated the question and solution both,
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