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From the top of a hill 200 m high, the angles of depression of the top and bottom of a pillar are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the pillar and its distance from the hill.

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Solution

Let AB be the hill and DE be the pillar. Draw CDAB.
Thus, we have:
AB = 200 m, ∠BEA = 60o and ∠BDC = 30o
Now, let AE = x m such that CD= x m and let DE = h m such that AC = h m.



In the right ∆AEB, we have:
ABAE = tan 60o = 3

200x = 3
x = 2003 = 115.47 m
Now, in the right ∆BDC, we have:
BCCD = tan 30o = 13

(200 - h)x = 13

By putting x = 2003 in the above equation, we get:
(200 - h)3200 = 13
600 - 3h = 200
3h = 400
h = 4003 = 133.33 m

We now have:
Height of the pillar = 133.33 m
Distance of the pillar from the hill = 115.47 m

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