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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.


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103 m

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113 m

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C

53 m

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D

193 m

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Solution

The correct option is D

193 m


Let AB be the building and let CD and EF be the two positions of the boy. Draw DFGCEA. Then,

CD = EF = 1.5 m, GDB=30 and GFB=60,

AB = 30 m, GB = 30 m - 1.5 m = 28.5 m

From right ΔDGB, we have

DGGB=cot 30DG28.5 m=3DG=5732 m

From right ΔFGB, we have

FGGB=cot 60FG28.5 m=13FG=5723 m



DF=DGFG=(57325723)m=(1715723)m

=11423m=573m=573×33m=193 m

Hence, the required distance is 193 m


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