From the top of a tower 60 m tall the elevation at the top of a hill is found to be equal to the depression at the foot of the hill The height of the hill is

80 m

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90 m

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100 m

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120 m

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Solution

The correct option is D 120 m
$tan θ = \frac{h}{x} = \frac{60}{x}$
or h=60
$∴$ Height of hill=60+60=120

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From the top of a tower 60 m tall the elevation at the top of a hill is found to be equal to the depression at the foot of the hill The height of the hill is

The correct option is D 120 mtanθ=hx=60xor h=60∴ Height of hill=60+60=120

The correct option is D 120 m
$tan θ = \frac{h}{x} = \frac{60}{x}$
or h=60
$∴$ Height of hill=60+60=120