NATIONAL ACADEMY, ROPAR

AFPI EXAM
Time : 10 min. APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY MM : 10

1) If the height of the pole is 23 and length of its shadow is 2 meters, find the angles
of elevation of the sun.
(A) 30 (B) 45 (C) 60 (D) None

2) A ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 600 with the ground. If the
length of the ladder is 19m find the distance of the foot of ladder from the wall.

(A) 9.5 m (B) 10m (C) 12 m (D) 15 m

3) The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a pt. on the ground is 300 on
walking 24m towards the tower. The angle of elevation becomes 60 0. Find the
height of the tower.

(A) 19.76m (B) 20.76m (C) 22 m (D) 24m

4) Two ships are sailing in the sea on the two sides of a light house. The angles of
elevation of the top of the light house as observed from the two ships are 30 0
and 450 respectively. If the light house is 100m high the distance between the two
ships is

(A) 173 m (B) 200 m (C) 273 m (D) 300 m

5) An observer 1.6 m tall is 203 m away from a tower. The angle of elevation from
his eye to the top of the tower is 300. The height of the tower is

(A) 20m (B) 21.6 (C) 23.2 (D) 24.72

6) On the same side of a tower two objects are located, observed from the top of
the tower their angles of depression are 450 and 600. If the height of the tower is
150m, the distance between the objects is:

(A) 63.5 m (B) 76.9 m (C) 86.7 m (D) 90m

7) A ladder leaning against a wall of height 36m. If length of ladder is 39m, find
distance of foot of ladder from wall

(A) 15m (B) 20m (C) 18m (D) 24 m

8) There are two temples, one on each bank of a river, just opposite to each other.
One temple is 54m high from the top of this temple, the angles of depression of
the top and the foot of the other temple are 30 0 and 600 respectively find the
height of the other temple.

(A) 16 m (B) 18 m (C) 20 m (D) 22 m

9) An observer 1.5 m tall is 28.5 m away from a chimney. The angle of elevation of
the top of the chimney from his eyes is 450. What is the height of the chimney.

(A) 30 m (B) 32 m (C) 34 m (C) 36 m

10) From a point P on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of a 10m tall
building is 30. A flag is hoisted at the top of the building and the angle of
elevation of the top of the flag from P is 450, find the length of the flag

(A) 7m (B) 7.32m (C) 8m (D) 8.5 m