HEIGHT AND DISTANCE

(Å¡pkbZ vkSj nwjh)

Important Concept voueu dks.k % ;fn izs{kd fdlh ,slh oLrq dk voyksdu
(i) Observer : Who observes the object. djrk gS tks mlls uhps gks vkSj ml oLrq dks ns[kus ds fy,
izs{kd % tks oLrq dk voyksdu djrk gSA izs{kd dks viuh utj uhps dh vksj djuh iM+rh gks] rks
(ii) Object : Which is observed by the observer. bl izdkj n`f"Vjs[kk }kjk {kSfrt js[kk ls cuk, x, dks.k
oLrq % ftldk voyksdu izs{kd }kjk fd;k tkrk gSA dks voueu dks.k dgrs gSaA
(iii) Line of sight : Line of sight is a straight line,
which joins the observer to the object. Object
n`f"ViFk js[kk % n`f"V js[kk oLrq dks izs{kd ls tksM+us okyh
Angle of depression
Horizontal line
lhèkh js[kk gksrh gSA

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Line of sight
(iv) Horizontal line : If a line drawn horizontally

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from an observer, it called the horizontal
line.

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{kSfrt js[kk % ;fn izs{kd ls dksbZ {kSfrt js[kk [khaph tkrh
gS rks mls {kSfrt js[kk dgrs gSaA

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(v) Angle of elevation : If an observer observes Observer

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an object, which is above the observer and
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to see the object observer has to elevate or (vii) Relation in angle of elevation and depression
raise his line of sight. Thus the angle formed : To solve the problems of the height and
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by the line of sight and horizontal line is disatnce, we take angle of elevation instead
called the angle of elevation. of angle of depression and which is same in
mÂ;u dks.k % ;fn izs{kd fdlh ,slh oLrq dk voyksdu measurement. In the given figure, if angle
djrk gS tks mlls Åij gks vkSj ml oLrq dks ns[kus ds of depression (q) is given, we can take q as
ty a

angle of elevation. i.e. Mathematically both

fy, izs{kd dks viuh utj Åij dh vksj mBkuh iM+rh gks]
are equal.
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rks bl izdkj n`f"Vjs[kk }kjk {kSfrt js[kk ls cuk, x, dks.k

dks mÂ;u dks.k dgrs gSaA mÂ;u dks.k vkSj voueu dkss.k esa laca/ % Å¡pkbZ ,oa nwjh
ds iz'uksa dks gy djus ds fy, ge voueu dks.k ds LFkku
Object ij mÂ;u dks.k ysrs gSa tks fd eki esa leku gksrk gSA fn;s
x;s fp=k esa ;fn voueu dks.k (q) fn;k x;k gks rks ge
q dks mÂ;u dks.k ds :i esa fy[k ldrs gSaA xf.krh; :i
Line of sight esa nksuksa cjkcj gSaA

Angle of
Angle of depression
elevation
A

Observer
Horizontal line Angle of elevation

(vi) Angle of depression : If an observer observes

an object, which is below the observer and
to see the object the observer has to depress (viii) Sun and Shadow : If a person standing
or lower his line of sight. Thus the angle infront of sun, then its shadow is formed.
formed by the line of sight and the lw;Z vkSj Nk;k % ;fn dksbZ O;fDr lw;Z ds vfHkeq[k [kM
horizontal line is called the angle of
gks rks mldh Nk;k curh gSA
depression.

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 (ii) Angle of elevation is 45º
A ,sls f=kHkqt ftlesa mÂ;u dks.k
45º gksrk gSA
If one of the angle of a right-angled triangle
is 30º, the other acute angle must be 60º and the
ratio of the sides will be shown as follows :
Person
Angle of ;fn fdlh ledks.k f=kHkqt dk ,d dks.k30º gS] rks
elevation nwljk U;wu dks.k
60º gksxk vkSj Hkqtkvksa dk vuqikr bl çdkj
fn•k;k tk,xk%
B O
Shadow of the person
The shadow of a building or tower is formed 60º 30º
2 2
as follows : 1 3
fdlh bZekjr ;k ehukj dh Nk;k fuEu izdkj curh gS % 30º 60º

3 1
A
If one of the angle of a right-angled triangle
is 45º, then the other acute angle will also be 45º
Building and the ratio of the sides will be as shown below :
Angle of
elevation of sun ;fn fdlh ledks.k f=kHkqt dk ,d dks.k45º gS] rks
nwljk U;wu dks.k45ºHkh gksxk vkSj Hkqtkvksa dk vuqikr bl
B O çdkj fn•k;k tk,xk%
Shadow of building
(ix) The height and distance problems are solved
with the help of trigonometric ratios of angle
of elevation in a right-angled triangle. 45º
2
Å¡pkbZ ,oa nwjh ds iz'u ledks.k f=kHkqt ds mÂ;u dks.k ds 1
f=kdks.kferh; vuqikr dh enn ls gy fd;s tkrs gSaA
45º
A
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Example-1
Angle of
elevation
In the given right-angle ABC, C = 30º and
BC = 18 cm, what will be the value of AB and AC?
fdlh ledks.k f=kHkqt
ABC esa
C = 30º vkSjBC = 18
B C lseh gS rks
AB vkSjAC ds eku D;k gksxsa\
AB A
Trigonometric ratios are sinq = ,
AC
BC AC AC
cosq = , tanq = , secq =
AC AB BC
BC AB 30º
cosecq = , cotq = B C
AB AC
18 cm
(x) In most of the problems of height and
distance, we come across the two special Example-2
right-angled traingles as follow : In the given right-angle triangle ABC, C =
ÅapkbZ vkSj nwjh dh vf/dka'k iz'uksa esa] gesa60º nksand
fo'ks"k
BC = 6 cm, what will be the value of AB
ledks.k f=kHkqt feyrs gSa tks bl çdkj gSa% and AC?
(i) Angle of elevation is 30º or 60º. fdlh ledks.k f=kHkqt
ABC esa
C = 60º vkSjBC = 6
,sls f=kHkqt ftlesa mÂ;u dks.k lseh
30º ;k 60º gksrk gSA
gS rks
AB vkSjAC ds eku D;k gksxsa\
 A (b)

3
1
60º 30º 60º
B C
3
6 cm
Example-3
(c)
In the given right angled triangle ABC, C =
45º and BC = 8 cm, what will be the value of AB
and AC? 3
fdlh ledks.k f=kHkqt
ABC esa
C = 45º vkSjBC = 8
lseh gS rks
AB vkSjAC ds eku D;k gksxsa\ 60º 30º
A 1 3

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45º

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B C
8 cm
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30º-60º Relation
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In more than 50% of height and distance (d)
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problems in which two right-angled triangles are 1

formed, angles of elevation or angles of 60º 30
º
depression will be 30º and 60º.
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Å¡pkbZ vkSj nwjh dh 50 izfr'kr ls vf/d iz'uksa esa ftlesa
ty a

nks ledks.k f=kHkqt curs gSa] mUu;u dks.k ;k voueu

30º dks.k
vkSj60º gksaxsA
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In these height and distance problems in

which two angles of elevation or angles of 1
depression are 30º or 60º. In these problems two
30 º
right-angled triangles will be formed. If one of 3
the side of these two right angled triangle is
common or of equal length, the other side will
be in the ratio 1 : 3. (e)
Å¡pkbZ vkSj nwjh ds ,sls iz'u ftuesa nks mUu;u dks.k ;k
voueu dks.k 30º ;k 60º gksrs gSaA ,sls iz'uksa esa nks ledks.k 60º
f=kHkqt curs gSaA ;fn bu nks ledks.k f=kHkqt dh ,d Hkqtk
3
A

mHk;fu"B ;k leku yackbZ dh gks] rks nwljh Hkqtk 1% 3 ds

vuqikr esa gksxhA (f)

(a) 1 1
30º
60º
60º
3 30º

3 3

60º 30º
1 3
3 3

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 Type-1 10 ehVj yach ,d lh<+h nhokj ds lgkjs [kM+h gSA ;g
tehu ls 30º ds dks.k ij >qdh gqbZ gSA nhokj ls
In this type, figure formed will be a right- lh<+h ds ikn dh nwjh (ehVj esa) gS (fn;k gS
angled triangle and the angle of elevation will be
given or asked as shown below : 3 = 1.732)
bl çdkj ds iz'uksa esa cuus okyh vkÑfr ,d ledks.k (a) 8.16 (b) 7.32
(c) 8.26 (d) 8.66
f=kHkqt gksxh vkSj mUu;u dks.k ;k rks fn;k x;k gksxk ;k iwNk
tk,xk] tSlk fd uhps fn[kk;k x;k gSA 5. The shadow of tower is 3 times its
height. Then the angle of elevation of the
top of the tower is :
fdlh ehukj dh Nk;k bldh Å¡pkbZ dh3 xquh gS]
Height

rks ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k gS %

(a) 45º (b) 30º
Angle of elevation
(c) 60º (d) 90º
Distance 6. A man 6 ft tall casts a shadow 4 ft long,

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1. 129 meter from the foot of a cliff on level at the same time when a flag pole casts
of ground, the angle of elevation of the a shadow 50 ft long. The height of the flag

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top of a cliff is 30º, the height of this cliff pole is :
is : tc ,d èot LraHk dh Nk;k 50 iQhV yach gks rks
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fdlh LraHk ds ikn ls 129 ehVj nwj /jkry ij mlh le; 6 iQhV yacs fdlh O;fDr dh Nk;k 4 iQhV
fLFkr fdlh fcUnq ls LraHk ds 'kh"kZ dk mUu;u dks.k
yach gSA èot LraHk dh Å¡pkbZ gS &

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30º gS] LrHk dh ÅapkbZ gS % (a) 80 ft (b) 75 ft
(c) 60 ft (d) 70 ft
(a) 50 3 metre
ja(b) 45 3 metre
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7. In the length of the shadow of a girl is
(c) 43 3 metre (d) 47 3 metre
same as her height, then the angle of
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2. From a point P on a level ground, the elevation of the sun is :

angle of elevation of the top of a tower is ;fn fdlh yM+dh dh izfrNk;k mldh Å¡pkbZ ds cjkcj
30°. If the tower is 110 3 m high, what gS] rks lw;Z dk mÂ;u dks.k gS %
ty a

is the distance (in m) of point P from the (a) 30º (b) 45º
foot of the tower? (c) 60º (d) 75º
lery Hkwfe ij fdlh fcanqP ls ,d ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk8.
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A kite is attached to a string. Find the

mUUk;u dks.k
30° gSA ;fn ehukj length of the string (in m) when the
110 3 ehVj Åaph gS]
height of the kite is 90 m and the string
rks ehukj ds ikn ls fcanq
P dh nwjh (ehVj esa) D;k gS\ makes an angle of 30° with the ground.
SSC CGL Pre (2021) dksbZ irax ,d Mksjh ls tqM+h gSA Mksjh dh yackbZ (eh
(a) 330 (b) 220 esa) Kkr dhft,] tc irax dh ÅapkbZ 90 ehVj gS
(c) 115 (d) 110 vkSj Mksjh tehu ds lkFk
30° dk dks.k cukrh gSA
3. What is the angle of elevation of the sun, SSC CGL Pre (2021)
when the shadow of a pole of height x m
x (a) 180 (b) 90 3
is m?
3 (c) 45 (d) 60 3
x
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9. From a point P ona level ground, the

;fn x ehVj Å¡ps fdlh [kaHks dh Nk;k ehVj angle of elevation of the top of the tower
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gks] rks lw;Z dk mÂ;u dks.k D;k gS\ is 30°. If the distance of point P from the
(a) 30º (b) 45º foot of the tower is 510 m, then 50% of
(c) 60º (d) 75º the height of the tower (in m) is:
4. A 10 metre long ladder is placed against lery Hkwfe ij ,d fcanqP ls ehukj ds f'k[kj dk
a wall. It is inclined at an angle of 30º to mUUk;u dks.k° gSA30 ;fn ehukj ds ikn ls fcanq
P
the ground. The distance (in m) of foot of dh nwjh 510 ehVj gS] rks ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ dk 50»
the ladder from the wall is (given 3 = (ehVj esa) Kkr dhft,A
1.732) SSC CGL Pre (2021)

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 14. The length of the shadow of a vertical
85 3 pole on the ground is 24m. If the angle
(a) 85 (b)
3 of elevation of the sun at that time is ,
(c) 85 3 (d) 150 3 5
such that sin = , then what is the
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10. A kite is flying at a height of 50 metre. height of the pole?
If the length of string is 30 metre, then
the angle of inclination of string of the ,d yacor [kaHks dh Hkwfe ij ijNkbZ dh yackbZ 24
horizontal ground in degree measures is : ehVj gSA ;fn ml le; lw;Z ds mÂ;u dk dks.k

dksbZ irax 50 ehVj dh Å¡pkbZ ij mM+ jgh gSA ;fnbl izdkj gS fd sin = 5
gS] rks [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ
Mksj dh yackbZ 30 ehVj gS] rks {kSfrt /jkry ls Mksj 13
Kkr djsaA
ds >qdko dh eki fMxzh esa gS &
SSC CPO 13 March 2019 (Evening)
(a) 90º (b) 60º
(a) 8 m (b) 10 m
(c) 30º (d) 45º
(c) 12 m (d) 18 m
11. A boy is standing near a pole which is 2.7
15. A girl 1.2 m tall can just see the sun over
m high and the angle of elevation is 30º. a 3.62 m tall wall which is 2.42 m away
The distance of the boy from the pole is :

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from her. The angle of elevation of the
,d yM+dk ,d LraHk ds ikl [kM+k gS tks sun is :

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2-7 ehVj Å¡pk gS vkSj bldk mÂ;u dks.k
30º gSA 1-2 ehVj yach ,d yM+dh 3-62 ehVj yach nhokj
yM+ds dh LraHk ls nwjh Kkr dhft,A
 3 = 1.73 ds Åij dsoy lw;Z dks ns[k ikrh gS tks mlls 2-42
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SSC CPO 16 March 2019 (Morning)
ehVj nwj gSA lw;Z dk mÂ;u dks.k gS %

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SSC CPO 16 March 2019 (Afternoon)
(a) 4.42 m (b) 4.53 m
(a) 60º (b) 30º
(c) 4.68 m (d) 4.63 m

ja (c) 90º (d) 45º

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12. At a certain time of a day a tree 5.4 m 16. A ladder attached to the wall makes an
height casts a shadow of a 9 m. If a pole angle of 60º to the horizontal of the land.
a th

casts a shadow of 13.5 m at the same If the lower end of the ladder is 10 meters
time, the height of the pole is : away from the wall, what will be the
fnu ds fdlh le; esa 5-4 ehVj Å¡ps isM+ dh 9 length of the ladder?
ehVj dh ijNkbZ curh gSA ;fn blh le; ,d [kaHks nhokj ds lgkjs yxh gqbZ ,d lh<+h] Hkwfe ds {kSfrt
ty a

60º dk dks.k cukrh gSA ;fn lh<+h dk fupyk fljk

dh ijNkbZ 13-5 ehVj dh gS] rks [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ Kkr djsaA
nhokj ls 10 ehVj nwj gS] rks lh<+h dh yEckbZ D;k gksxh\
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SSC CPO 16 March 2019 (Morning)

SSC CPO 16 March 2019 (Morning)
(a) 8.1 m (b) 9.9 m
(a) 20 m (b) 40 m
(c) 7.2 m (d) 6.3 m
(c) 17.3 m (d) 34.6 m
13. A ladder leaning against a wall makes an 17. The length of the shadow of a vertical
angle  with the horizontal ground such pole on the ground is 36m. If the angle
12 of elevation of the sum at that time is ,
that sin = . If the foot of the ladder
13 13
is 7.5 m from a wall, then what is the such that sec = , then what is the
12
height of the point from where the top of height (in cm) of the pole?
the ladder touches the wall?
Hkwry ij ,d v/ksyac [kaHks dh ijNkbZ dh yackbZ 36
fdlh nhokj ij >qdh gqbZ ,d lh<+h {kSfrt Hkwfe ds ehVj gSA ;fn ml le; lw;Z dh Å¡pkbZ dk mÂ;u
A

lkFk dks.k cukrh gS tks bl izdkj gS fd

sin = 13
12
dks.k ,sls gSa] tSlssec
fd = gS] rks [kaHks dh
12
gSA ;fn lh<+h dk ry nhokj ls 7-5 ehVj gS] rks Å¡pkbZ (ehVj esa) D;k gS\
13
ml fcUnq dh Å¡pkbZ Kkr djsa tgk¡ ls lh<+h dk 'kh"kZ SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)
Hkkx nhokj dks Li'kZ djrk gSA (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 9 (d) 15
SSC CPO 12 March 2019 (Evening) 18. Asha and Suman's mud forts have heights
9 cm and 16 cm. Their tops are 25 cm
(a) 15 m (b) 8 m
part from each other, then the distance
(c) 18m (d) 12 m between two forts is :

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 vk'kk vkSj lqeu feV~Vh ds fdyks dh Å¡pkbZ 9 lseh fdlh ehukj ds vk/kj ls 70 ehVj nwj fLFkr fdlh
vkSj 16 lseh gSA muds 'kh"kZ ,d nwljs ls 25 lseh fcUnq dk voueu dks.k60º gSA ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ gS %
vyx gS] fiQj nks fdyks ds chp dh nwjh gS & (a) 35 3 m (b) 70 m
SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)
(a) 16 (b) 25 (c) 7 (d) 24 70 3
(c) m (d) 70 3 m
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Type-2 22. From the top of a light house at a height
20 m above the sea level, the angle of
In this type, we will study the question in depresion of a ship is 30º. The distance
which the figure formed will be right-angle and of the ship from the foot of the light
the angle of depression will be given or asked as house is :
shown below.
leqnz ry ls 20 ehVj Å¡pkbZ ij fLFkr fdlh izdk'k?kj
bl çdkj ds iz'uksa esa cuus okyh vkÑfr ,d ledks.k ds 'kh"kZ ls tgkt dk voueu dks.k
30º gSA izdk'k?kj
f=kHkqt gksxh vkSj voueu dks.k ;k rks fn;k x;k gksxk ;k iwNk
ds vk/kj ls tgkt dh nwjh gS %
tk,xk] tSlk fd uhps fn[kk;k x;k gSA
(a) 20 m (b) 20 3 m

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(c) 30 3 m (d) 30 m
Angle of desperssion

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23. Pintu is flying a kite with a 60 m long
thread. If the angle of depression of Pintu

an by from kite is 45º, the height of the kite

above the ground is :
height

fiaVw ,d irax mM+k jgk gS ftlds /kxs dh yackbZ 60

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ehVj gSA ;fn irax ls fiaVw dk voueu dks.k
45º
gS] rks Hkwfe ls irax dh Å¡pkbZ gS %
ja
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Angle of elevation
(a) 60 m (b) 60 3 m
a th

Distance
(c) 30 m (d) 20 3 m

In this type, we will take

Type-3
bl izdkj ds iz'uksa esa]
ty a

In this type, a telegraph post or a pole is

angle of desperssion = Angle of elevation
bent or broken at a certain height and the top or
voueu dks.k = mÂ;u dks.k
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upper part meets or touch the ground at a certain

19. From 125 metre high tower, the angle of distance.
depression of a car is 45º. How far the car bl izdkj ds iz'uksa esa dksbZ VsyhiQksu [kaHkk ;k dksbZ
is from the tower? fdlh fuf'pr Å¡pkbZ ls eqM+ ;k VwV tkrs gSa vkSj bldk 'kh"kZ ;k
125 ehVj Å¡ph ehukj ls fdlh dkj dk voueu Åijh Hkkx fdlh fuf'pr nwjh ij tehu dks Li'kZ djrk gSA
dks.k45º gSA dkj] ehukj ls fdruh nwjh ij gS \ Pole or post = AB which gets broken at point
(a) 125 m (b) 75 m C and the top meets the ground at point D.
(c) 95 m (d) 60 m
[kaHkk ;k LraHk
= AB tks fcUnqC ls VwV@eqM+ x;k gS vkSj
20. The angle of depression of a stone
situated at a distance of 80 m from the 'kh"kZ tehu dks fcUnq
D ij Li'kZ djrk gSA
base of a pole is 30º, the height of the A
A

pole is :
fdlh [kaHks ds vk/kj ls 80 ehVj nwj fLFkr fdlh
iRFkj dk voueu dks.k30º gSA [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ gS %
(a) 40 m (b) 160 m
80 C
(c) 80 3 m (d) m
3
21. The angle of depression of a point
situated at a distance of 70 m from the
base of a tower is 60º. The height of tower B D
is :

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 AB = CD = Same part of the pole or post. m from its foot and make an angle of 30º,
In this type of question, in most of the cases, the height of the post is :
the angle of elevation will be 30º and in this case ,d VsyhiQksu dk [kaHkk rwiQku ds dkj.k Hkwfe ds Åij
bl izdkj ds iz'u esa] vf/dka'k fLFkfr;ksa esa mÂ;u dks.k fdlh fcUnq ls eqM+ tkrk gSA bldk 'kh"kZ] blds ikn
30º gksxk vkSj bl fLFkfr esa ls 8 3 ehVj nwjh ij fLFkr fdlh fcUnq 30º ij
A dk dks.k cukrs gq, Li'kZ djrk gSA [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ gS
(a) 16 m (b) 23 m
(c) 24 m (d) 10 m
27. The top of a broken tree touches the
ground at 60 degree angle, 45 meters
C away from the root of the tree. What will
be the total height of the tree?
VwVs gq, ,d isM+ dk 'kh"kZ isM+ dh tM+ ls 45 ehV
30º nwj60º ds dks.k ij Hkwfe dks Li'kZ djrk gSSA isM+
B D dh dqy Å¡pkbZ D;k gksxh\

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Height = 3 × Distance Use 3 = 1.73 and 
2 = 1.41

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AB = 3 × AD SSC CPO 14 March 2019 (Evening)
24.
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A telegraph post gets broken at a point
against storm and its top touches the
(a)
(b)
153.45 m
141.3 m

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ground at a distance 20 m from the base (c) 167.85 m
of the post making an angle 30º with the (d) 137.24 m
ground. What is the height of the post?
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R s
VsyhiQksu dk ,d [kaHkk rwiQku ds dkj.k 'kh"kZ ls VwVdj Type-4
blds vk/kj ls 20 ehVj dh nwjh ij fLFkr fdlh
a th

In This type, we will study the questions in

fcUnq ij30º dk dks.k cukrs gq, Li'kZ djrk gSA
which two angles of elevation with same height
[kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ D;k gS\ will be given.
40 bl izdkj esa ge ,sls iz'uksa ds ckjs esa i<+saxs ftlesa leku
ty a

(a) m (b) 20 3 m
3 Å¡pkbZ ds lkFk nks mÂ;u dks.k fn, x, gksaxsA
(c) 40 3 m (d) 30 m
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In the given figure two angles of elevation

25. A straight trees breaks due to storm and 1 and 2 are given.
the broken part bends so that the top of
the tree touches the ground making an fn;s x;s fp=k esa] nks mÂ;u dks.k
1 vkSj2 fn;s x;s gSaA
angle 30º. The distance from the foot of In most of the problems, of this type
the tree to the point, where the top bl izdkj ds vf/dka'k iz'uksa esa]
touches the ground is 10 m. Find the
total height of the tree (in m)? (i) If AB will be given, then CD is asked
,d lh/k o`{k rwiQku ds dkj.k VwV tkrk gS vkSj VwVk;fn AB fn;k gks] rks CD dh yackbZ iwNh tkrh gSA
gqvk Hkkx bl izdkj eqM+rk gS fd o`{k dk Åijh Hkkx (ii) If CD will be given, then AB is asked.
Hkwfe ij30º dk dks.k cukrs gq, Li'kZ djrk gSA o`{k ;fn CD fn;k gks] rks
AB dh yackbZ iwNh tkrh gSA
ds vk/kj ls ml fcUnq dh nwjh ftl ij 'kh"kZ Hkwfe
A

dks Li'kZ djrk gS] 10 ehVj gSA o`{k dh dqy Å¡pkbZ A

(ehVj esa) Kkr dhft,A
(a) 10 3 (b) 10  3 +1
h
10 3
(c) 10  3  1 (d)
3
26. A telegraph post is bent at a point above D
B C d
the ground due to storm. Its top just
meets the ground at a distance of 8 3

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First Method/çFke fof/ (d) A

This type of problems are solved by

considering the two right-angled triangles ABC
and ABD. 1

bl izdkj ds iz'uksa dks nks ledks.k f=kHkqt

ABC vkSj
ABD ekurs gq, gy djrs gSaA
30º 15º
B C D
Second Method/f}rh; fof/ 3 2
(e) A
A

h
h

2
D B C D

r
B C
x y
d = h(cot1 – cot2)

si
h2 = y2 – x2
Third Method/r`rh; fof/ (f) If both angles of elevation are

an by
For this we will see the relation between AB
and CD in different cases.
complementary
;fn nksuksa mÂ;u dks.k lEiwjd gksa rks

n
blds fy, ge AB vkSjCD ds eè; fofHk fLFkfr;ksa esa h2 = xy or h = xy
laca/ ns[krs gSaA
ja
R s
(a) A
a th

h
1
ty a

(90º– )
45º 30º x
B D
C
di M

1 3 –1
28. If the angle of elevation of the sun
(b) A changes from 30º to 45º, the length of the
shadow of a pillar decreases by 20 metres.
The height of the pillar is :
1 ;fn lw;Z dk mÂ;u dks.k
30º ls 45º gksrk gS] rks
fdlh [kaHks dh Nk;k dh yackbZ 20 ehVj de gks
60º 30º tkrh gSA [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ gS %
B D
1 C 2
3 3
(a) 20  3  1 m (b) 20  3 +1 m

(c) 10  3  1 m (d) 10  3 +1 m

A

A
29. The shadow of a tower standing on a level
plane is found to be 50 m longer when the
1 sun's elevation is 30º. What is the height
of the tower when it is 60º?
(c)
60º
tc lw;Z dk mÂ;u dks.k60º ls 30º gks tkrk gS rks
45º
B C D lery Hkwfe esa [kM+s fdlh ehukj dh Nk;k dh yackbZ
1  1 
3
1 -
3
 esa 50 ehVj dh o`f¼ gks tkrh gSA ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ
Kkr djsaA

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 (a) 25 m (b) 25 3 m fcanqM vkSjN ,d bekjr ds vk/kj ls ,d lh/h
25 js[kk esa Øe'k% 72 ehVj vkSj 128 ehVj dh nwjh ij
(c) m (d) 30 m
3 fLFkr fcanq gSa vkSj bu fcanqvksa ls ml bekjr ds 'kh"
30. A and B are two points on the same side
of a ground, 50 metres apart. The angles dk mUUk;u dks.k iwjd gSaA ml bekjr dh Å¡pkbZ (ehVj
of elevation of these points to the top of eas) fdruh gS\
a tree are 60° and 30°, respectively. What SSC CGL Pre (2021)
is 40% of the height of the tree (in m)? (a) 84 (b) 96
A vkSjB fdlh isM+ ds ,d gh rjiQ fLFkr nks fcanq (c) 80 (d) 90
gSa] ftuds chp dh nwjh 50 ehVj gSA bu fcanqvksa
34. ls
The length of the shadow of a vertical
isM+ dh pksVh ds mUUk;u dks.k °Øe'k%
vkSj 30
60
° tower on level ground increases by 8.4 cm
when the altitude of the sun changes
gSA isM+ dh Å¡pkbZ dk 40» (ehVj esa) fdruk gS\
from 45° to 30°. What is the height of the
SSC CGL Pre (2021) tower (in m)?
(a) 10 3 (b) 15 3 tc lw;Z dk mUu;u dks.k °45
ls 30° gks tkrk gS] rks
(c) 5 3 (d) 25 3
lery Hkwfe ij ,d ÅèokZ/j ehukj dh Nk;k dh

r
yackbZ 8-4 lseh c<+ tkrh gSA ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ (ehVj
31. The angle of elevation of the top of a
esa) fdruh gS\

si
tower from two points A and B lying on
the horizontal through the foot of the SSC CGL Pre (2021)

an by
tower are respectively 15º and 30º. If A
and B are on the same side of the tower
and AB = 48 metre, then the height of the
(a) 4.2  3 –1  (b) 8.4  33 

n
tower is : (c) 4.2  3  3 (d) 4.2  3  1
ehukj ds vk/kj ds {kSfrt lery esa fLFkr nks fcUnq
ja 35. When the sun's angle of depression
R s
A vkSjB ls ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k Øe'k% changes from 30º to 60º, the length of the
15º vkSj30º gSA ;fnA rFkkB ehukj ds ,d gh shadow of a tower decreases by 70 m.
a th

fn'kk esa gks vkSj

AB = 48 ehVj gks] rks ehukj dh What is the height of the tower?
Å¡pkbZ gS % tc lw;Z dk voueu dks.k 30º lss cnydj 60º gks
(a) 24 3 m (b) 24 m t5krk gS] rks ,d ehukj dh ijNkbZ dh yackbZ 70
ty a

(c) 24 2 m (d) 96 m
ehVj de gks tkrh gSA ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ D;k gS\
SSC CPO 16 March 2019 (Evening)
di M

32. A tower standing on a horizontal plane

subtends a certain angle at a point 160 (a) 36.55 m (b) 65.55 m
m apart from the foot of the tower. On (c) 45.65 m (d) 60.55 m
advancing 100 m towards it, the tower is 36. A and B standing on the same side of a
found to subtend an angle twice as before. wall and observe that the angle of
The height of the tower is : elevation to the top of the wall are 45º
{kSfrt ry esa [kM+k dksbZ ehukj vius vk/kj ls 160 and 60º respectively. if the height of the
ehVj nwj fLFkr fdlh fcUnq ij dksbZ fuf'pr dks.k wall is 50 m, the distance between A and
cukrk gSA Vkoj dh vksj 100 ehVj pyus ij dks.k B is :
nksxquk gks tkrk gSA ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ Kkr djsaA A vkSjB fdlh nhokj ds ,d gh rjiQ [kM+s gSa rFkk
(a) 80 m ns[krs gSa fd nhokj ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k Øe'k%
(b) 100 m 45º vkSj 60º gSA ;fn bl nhokj dh Å¡pkbZ 50
A

(c) 160 m ehVj gS] rks

A vkSjB ds chp dh nwjh Kkr djsaA
(d) 200 m
33. The angle of elevation of the top of a tall Use 3 = 1.73 and 2 = 1.41 
building from the points M and N at the SSC CPO 15 March 2019 (Morning)
distances of 72 m and 128 m, (a) 25.07 m
respectively, from the base of the building
(b) 21.10 m
and in the same straight line with it, are
complementary. The height of the (c) 17.38 m
building (in m) is: (d) 14.65 m

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37. If the height of a pole and the distance rFkkQ ,d [kaHks ds fdlh Hkh ,d fjiQ Hkwfe ij
P
between the pole and a man standing fLFkr nks fcUnqP gSA
vkSj Q ls ns[kus ij [kaHks ds
nearby are equal, what would be the
'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k Øe'k%60º vkSj 30º gS rFkk
angle?
muds chp dh nwjh 84 3 gSA bl [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ
;fn fdlh [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ rFkk [kaHks ,oa ikl gh esa
fdruh gS\
[kM+s ,d O;fDr ds chp dh nwjh cjkcj gS] rks dks.k
SSC CGL Tier-II (13 September 2019)
D;k gksxk\
(a) 63 (b) 73.5
SSC CPO 15 March 2019 (Morning)
(c) 52.5 (d) 60
(a) 60º (b) 90º
41. As observed from the top of a lighthouse,
(c) 30º (d) 45º
120 3 m above the sea level, the angle
38. The angle of elevation of a flying drone
of depression of a ship sailing towards it
from a point on the ground is 60º. After
from 30º to 60º. The distance travelled by
flying for 5 seconds the angle of elevation
the ship during the period of observation
drops to 30º. If the drone is flying
is :
horizontally at a constant height of
,d izdk'k LraHk ds 'kh"kZ ls tks fd leqnz ry ls

r
1000 3 m, the distance travelled by the
120 3 ehVj Åij gS] mldh vksj vk jgs tgkt

si
drone is :
dk voueu dks.k 30º ls 60º gks tkrk gSA voyksdu
Hkwfe ij fLFkr fdlh fcUnq ls ,d mM+rs gq, Mªksu dk
dh vof/ ds nkSjku tgkt }kjk r; dh tkus okyh
an by
mÂ;u dks.k60º gSA 5 lsd.M rd mM+us ds ckn
mÂ;u dks.k de gksdj30º gks tkrk gSA ;fn Mªksu
nwjh Kkr dhft,A

n
SSC CGL 2019 Tier-II (15/11/9)
{kSfrt :i ls 1000 3 ehVj dh Å¡pkbZ ij mM+ku
(a) 240 m (b) 240 3 m
Hkj jgk gS] rks Mªksu }kjk r; dh x;h nwjh Kkr djsaA
ja
R s
SSC CPO 16 March 2019 (Afternoon) (c) 180 3 m (d) 180 m
a th

(a) 2000 m (b) 1000 m 42. The length of the shadow of the vertical
(c) 3000 m (d) 4000 m tower on level ground increases by 10m
when the altitude of the sun changes
39. From the top of a hill 96 m high, the from 45º to 30º. The height of the tower
angles of depression of two cars parked
ty a

is :
on the same side of the hill (at same level
as the base of the hill) are 30º and 60º lery Hkwfe ij [kM+h ehukj dh Nk;k dh yackbZ 10
di M

respectively. The distance between the ehVj rd c<+ tkrh gS tc lw;Z dh Å¡pkbZ
45º ls
cars is : 30º rd cny tkrh gSA VkWoj dh Å¡pkbZ gS %
96 ehvj Å¡ph igkM+ dh pksVh ls igkM+h dh ,d gh SSC CGL Tier-II (18/11/2020)

fn'kk esa [kM+h dh xbZ nks dkjksa ds voueu dks.k(a) 10  3 +1 m (b) 10 3 m
(igkM+h ds vk/kj :i esa leku Lrj ij) Øe'k%
30º vkSj60º gSA dkjksa ds chp dh nwjh fdruh gS\ (c) 5 3 m (d) 5  3 +1 m

( 3 = 1.73 dk iz;ksx dhft, vkSj fudVre iw.kZ Type-5

la[;k esa iw.kk±fdr dhft,A)
In this type, we will study the question in
SSC CPO 15 March 2019 (Evening) which the figure will be formed as shown below :
A

(a) 220 m (b) 165 m

bl izdkj esa ge ,sls iz'uksa dk vè;;u djsaxs ftlesa fp=k
(c) 111 m (d) 243 m
fuEufyf[kr izdkj ls curs gSaA
40. P and Q are two points on the ground on
A
either side of a pole. The angles of C
elevation of the top of the pole as
observed from P and Q are 60º and 30º
respectively and the distance between
them is 84 3 . What is the height (in m)
of the pole?
B D

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(i)  +  = 90º or both the angle of elevation are 44. Two vertical poles 12 m and 4m high
complementary. stand apart on a horizontal plane. What
 +  = 90º ;k nksuksa mÂ;u dks.k lEiwjd gksrs gSaA is the height of the point of intersection
of the lines joining the top of each pole
x2 = H1H2 or x = H1H 2 to the bottom of the other pole?
A C 12 ehVj vkSj 4 ehVj Å¡ps nks yacor~ LraHk fdlh
{kSfrt ry esa fdlh fuf'pr nwjh ij fLFkr gSaA ,d
H1 H2
LraHk ds vk/kj ls nwljs LraHk ds 'kh"kZ dks feykus
okyh js[kkvksa ds izfrPNsn fcUnq dh Å¡pkbZ {kSfrt ry
(90º – ) ls fdruh gS\
B D
x (a) 5 m (b) 3 m
(ii) Height of the point of intersection of the (c) 2 m (d) 1 m
lines joining from foot of one to top of the 45. The angle of elevation of the top of a
other from horizontal line is h. tower 12 m high from the foot of another
tower in the same plane is 45º and the
,d ds ikn dks nwljs ds 'kh"kZ ls feykus okyh js[kkvksa
angle of elevation of the top of the second
ds izfrPNsn fcUnq dh {kSfrt js[kk lshšpkbZ
gks rks

r
tower from the foot of the first tower is
1 1 1 30º. If the height of the second tower is
= +

si
h H1 H 2 4 3 m, what is the distance between the
two towers is ?

an by 12 ehVj Å¡ps fdlh ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;.k dks.k

mlh ry esa fLFkr fdlh nwljs ehukj ds vk/kj ls

n
H1 H2
45º gSA vkSj nwljs ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k
h igys Vkoj ds vk/kj ls 30º gSA ;fn nwljs ehukj
ja dh Å¡pkbZ4 3 ehVj gS] rks nksuksa ehukjksa ds chp
R s
(iii) If both angles of elevation are not
dh nwjh D;k gS\
a th

complementary, then we will solve these

problem by using the right-angled triangles (a) 12 m (b) 4 3 m
ABC and BCD. (c) 4 m (d) 12 3 m
;fn nksuksa mÂ;u dks.k lEiwjd u gks rks ge ,sls46.
iz'uksaTwo poles are such that angles of
ty a

dks nks ledks.k f=kHkqtksa

ABC vkSj BCD dk iz;ksx elevation of a pole of height 18 m from
djrs gq, gy djrs gSaA the bottom of the other pole is  and the
di M

angle of elevation of top of other pole of

A height 90 m is from the bottom of the
C
pole is 3. What is the height of the point
H1 of intersection of the lines as shown by
H2
dotted line in the given figure.
nks LraHk bl izdkj gSa fd 18 ehVj Å¡ps fdlh ehukj
B D ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;.k dks.k mlh ry esa fLFkr 90 ehVj
x
43. The distance between two pillars of length Å¡ps nwljs ehukj ds vk/kjlsgSA vkSj nwljs ehukj
16 m and 9 m is x meters. If two angles ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k igys Vkoj ds vk/kj ls
of elevation of their respectively top from 3 gSA Hkqtkvksa ds çfrPNsn fcUnq dh Å¡pkbZ D;k
the bottom of the other are tSlk fd fp=k esa fn[kk;k x;k gS
A

complementary to each other, the value

of x (in m) is :
16 ehVj vkSj 9 ehVj yacs nks LraHkksa ds chp dh nwjh
x ehVj gSA ;fn ,d ds vk/kj ls nwljs ds 'kh"kZ ds 90 m
mÂ;u dks.k ,d&nwljs ds lEiwjd gksax dkrkseku
(ehVj esa) gS % 18 m
(a) 15 (b) 16 3
(a) 12 m (b) 15 m
(c) 12 (d) 9
(c) 9 m (d) 8 m

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 49. Two poles of equal height are standing
Type-6 opposite to each other on either side of
In this type, we will study the questions in a road which is 100 m wide. From a point
which the figure will be formed as shown below : between them on the road angles of
bl izdkj esa ge ,sls iz'uksa dk vè;;u djsaxs ftlesa fp=k elevation of their topes are 30º and 60º.
The height of each pole (in metre) is :
fuEufyf[kr izdkj ls curs gSaA
leku ÅapkbZ ds nks [kaHks ,d nwljs ds foijhr 100
A
ehVj pkSM+h ,d lM+d ds nksuksa rjiQ •M+s gSaA m
E A chp ,d fcanq ls muds 'kh"kZ dh mÂ;u dks.kksa dh
or eki 30º vkSj60º gSaA çR;sd [kaHks dh ÅapkbZ (ehVj
esa) gS%
B C D B C D
(a) 25 3 (b) 20 3
These types of questions are solved by taking
right-angled triangles separetely. (c) 28 3 (d) 30 3
bl izdkj ds iz'uksa dks ledks.k f=kHkqt dks vyx ysdj
50. From a light house, the angles of
gy djrs gSaA

r
depression of two ships on opposite sides
47. Two points are x m apart and the height of the light house are observed 30º and

si
of one is double of the other. If from the 45º respectively. If the height of light
mid-point of the line joining their feet house is h m, what is the distance

an by
and the observer finds the angular
elevations of their tops to be
between the ship?
,d izdk'k ?kj ls] çdk'k ?kj ds foijhr fn'kkvksa esa

n
complementary, the height (in m) of the
shorter post is : nks tgktksa ds voueu dks.k Øe'k% 30º vkSj 45º
nks fcUnq
x ehVj dh nwjh ij gSa vkSj ,d dh Å¡pkbZ gSaA ;fn çdk'k ?kj dh ÅapkbZ
h ehVj gS] rks tgktksa
ja
R s
nwljs dh nksxquh gSA ,d i;Zos{kd dks muds vk/kjksads chp dh nwjh D;k gS\
dks feykus okyh js[kk ds eè; fcUnq ls muds 'kh"kks±
a th

(a)  3 +1 h (b)  3  1 h

dh dks.kh; Å¡pkbZ lEiwjd izkIr gksrh gSA NksVs LraHk
dh Å¡pkbZ (ehVj esa)gS% 
1+
1 
h
(c) 3h (d)  
3
ty a

x x
(a) (b) 51. From an aeroplane just over a river, The
2 2 4
di M

angles of depression of two points on the

x opposite to bank of the river are found to
(c) x 2 (d)
2 60º and 30º respectively. if the breadth
48. A pole 23 m long reaches a window which of the river is 400 m, the height of
aeroplane above the river at that instant
is 3 5 m above the ground on one side
of a street. Keeping its foot at the same is (assume 3 =1.732)
point, the pole is turned to the other side fdlh unh ds Åij ,d gokbZ tgkt lss unh ds foijhr
of the street to reach a window 4 15 m fdukjksa ij fLFkr nks fcUnqvksa ds voueu dks.k Øe'k%
high. What is the width (in m) of the 60º vkSj 30º ik, tkrs gSaA ;fn unh dh pkSM+kbZ
street? 400 ehVj gS] rks ml le; esa unh ds Åij gokbZ
23 ehVj yack [kaHkk] ,d f[kM+dh tks xyh ds ,d tgkt dh ÅapkbZ gS %
A

rjiQ Hkw&ry 3ls 5 ehVj Åij fLFkr gS rd igqaprk (a) 173.2 m (b) 346.4 m
gSA [kaHks ds ikn dks leku fcanq ij j[krs gq, xyh ds (c) 519.6 m (d) 692.8 m
nwljh vksj
4 15 ehVj Åij fLFkr f[kM+dh rd igqapkus
52. From the top of 75 m high tower, the
angle of depression of two points P and
ds fy, ?kqek;k tkrk gSA lM+d dh pkSM+kbZ (ehVj esa)
Q on opposite side of the base of the
fdruh gS\ tower on legvel ground is  and , such
SSC CGL Pre (2021) 3 5
(a) 17 (b) 35 that tan = and tan = . What is the
4 8
(c) 39 (d) 22 distance between the points P and Q?

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 75 ehVj Å¡ph ehukj ds 'kh"kZ ls ehukj ds ry ds This type is same as Type 4. Only orientation
foijhr fn'kk esa Hkwfe ij fLFkr nks fcUnqvksa
P vkSj is different.
Q dk voueu dks.k  rFkk  bl izdkj gS fd ;g izdkj&4 ds leku gh gSA fliZQ vfHkfoU;kl esa varj gSA
3 5 To solve this type of question, we can use
tan = vkSjtan=
gSA fcUnq
P vkSjQ ds
following methods.
4 8
chp dh nwjh Kkr djsaA bl izdkj ds iz'uksa dks gy djus ds fy, ge fuEufyf[kr
SSC CPO 13 March 2019 (Morning)
fofèk;ksa dk iz;ksx dj ldrs gSa &
(a) 190 m (b) 200 m
(c) 180 m (d) 220 m First Methods : In this method we use the
53. From the top of 120 m high lighthouse, two right-angled triangles separately.
the angle of depression of two ships on çFke fof/ % blesa ge nks ledks.k f=kHkqt vyx&vyx
opposite side of the base of the lighthouse
is 30º and 60º. What is the distance ekurs gSaA
between the ships? (rounded off) Second Method : Given ADB =1, and ADC
120 ehVj Å¡ph ykbV gkml ds 'kh"kZ ls blds vk/kj
= 2
ds foijhr fn'kkvksa esa nks tgktksa dk voueu dks.k
30º vkSj60º gSA tgktksa ds chp dh nwjh Kkr djsaA C

r
SSC CPO 14 March 2019 (Morning) h

si
(a) 327 m (b) 127 m
(c) 277 m (d) 177 m B
54.
an by
From a point exactly midway between the
foot of two towers P and Q, the angles of a

n
elevation of their tops are 30º and 60º A
respectively. The ratio of the height of P x D
to that of Q is :
nks ehukjksa
ja
P vkSj Q ds Bhd chp fLFkr ,d fcUnq In most of the problems of this type
R s
ls muds 'kh"kZ ds mÂ;u dks.k Øe'k%
30º vkSj60º bl izdkj ds vf/dka'k iz'uksa esa &
a th

gSAP vkSjQ dh Å¡pkbZ dk vuqikr gS % (i) If h will be given, x is asked

SSC CGL Tier-II (12 September 2019)
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 1 : 2
;fn h fn;k x;k gksxk rks
x iwNk tk,xk

(c) 1: 2 3 (d) 2 : 3 3 (ii) If x will be given, h is asked

ty a

55. Exactly midway between the foot of two ;fn x fn;k x;k gksxk rks
h iwNk tk,xk
towers P and Q, the angles of elevation
di M

of their tops are 45° and 60°, respectively. a tanθ1

=
The ratio of the heights of P and Q is: h tanθ2  tanθ1 and
nks ehukjksa
P vkSjQ ds ikn ds Bhd chp ls muds
h = x(tan2 – tan1 )
'kh"kksZa ds mUu;u dks.k Øe'k% ° vkSj 45
60
° gSaa
P
56. The angle of elevation of the top of an
vkSjQ dh Å¡pkbZ dk vuqikr D;k gS\ unfinished tower at a point distant 78 m
SSC CGL Pre (2021) from its base is 30°. How much higher
(a) 1 : 3 (b) 3 : 1 must the tower be raised (in m) so that
(c) 1 : 3 (d) the angle of elevation of the top of the
3 :1
finished tower at the same point will be
Type-7 60°?
In this type, we will study the questions in ,d v/wjh ehukj ds vk/kj ls 78 ehVj dh nwjh ls
A

which the figure will be formed as shown below :

v/wjh ehukj ds f'k[kj dk mUu;u dks.k
30° gSA ehukj
bl izdkj esa ge ,sls iz'uksa dk vè;;u djsaxs ftlesa fp=k
fuEufyf[kr izdkj ls curs gSaA dks fdruk Åapk (ehVj esa) cuk;k tkuk pkfg, rkfd
mlh fcanq ls rS;kj ehukj ds f'k[kj dk mUu;u dks.k
D
60° gks tk,\
SSC CGL Pre (2021)
A
(a) 78 3 (b) 80
B C (c) 52 3 (d) 26 3

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57. A poster is on top of a building. A person
is standing on the ground at a distance
Type-8
of 50 m from the building. The angles of In this type, we will study the questions in
elevation to the top of the poster and which figure will be formed as shown below :
bottom of the poster are 45° and 30°,
bl izdkj esa ge ,sls iz'uksa dk vè;;u djsaxs ftlesa fp=k
respectively. What is 200% of the height
(in m) of the poster? fuEufyf[kr izdkj ls curs gSaA
,d bekjr ds 'kh"kZ ij ,d iksLVj yxk gSA ,d O;fDr A
bekjr ls 50 ehVj dh nwjh ij tehu ij [kM+k gSA
iksLVj ds Åijh vkSj iksLVj ds fupys fljs ds mUUk;u
D
dks.k Øe'k% 45° vkSj30° gSaA iksLVj dh ÅapkbZ (ehVj E
esa) dk 200» fdruk gS\
SSC CGL Pre (2021)

25 75 B C
(a)
3
3– 3  (b)
3
3– 3 

r
We can solve these types of questions by
taking the two right-angled triangles ABC and

si
50 100
(c)
3
3– 3  (d)
3

3– 3  AED.
bl izdkj ds iz'uksa dks ge nks ledks.k f=kHkqtksa
ABC vkSj
58.
an by
The angle of elevation of the top of a
building and the top of the chimney on AED dks ysdj gy djrs gSaA

n
the roof of the building from a point on 60. There are two vertical poles, one on each
the ground are x and 45º respectively. side of a road, just opposite to each other.

ja
The height of building is h m. The height One pole is 108 m high. From the top of
R s
of the chimney (in metre) is : this pole, the angles of depression of the
top and the foot of the other poles are 30º
,d bekjr ds 'kh"kZ vkSj bekjr dh Nr ij fLFkr
a th

and 60º respectively. The height of the

fpeuh ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k Øe'k%
xº vkSj45º other pole (in m) is :
gSaA bekjr dh ÅapkbZ
h ehVj gSA fpeuh dh ÅapkbZ ,d lM+d ds nksuksa rjiQ ,d&nwljs ds foijhr nks
(ehVj esa) gS %
ty a

yacor [kaHks gSaA ,d [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ 108 ehVj g

(a) h cotx + h (b) h cotx – h bl [kaHks ds 'kh"kZ ls] nwljs [kaHks ds 'kh"kZ vkSj ikn
di M

(c) h tanx – h (d) h tanx + h voueu dks.k Øe'k%30º vkSj 60º gSaA nwljh [kaHks
59. From a point P on the ground, the angle dh ÅapkbZ (ehVj esa) gS%
of elevation of the top of a 10 m tall (a) 36 (b) 72
building is 30º. A flag is hoisted at the top (c) 108 (d) 110
of the building and the angle of elevation
61. The angle of elevation of the top of a
of the top of the flagstaff from P is 45º. tower from the bottom of a building is 60º
Find the length of the flagstaff. and from top of the building is 45º. If
Take 3 = 1.732 height of tht tower is 120 m, the height
Hkwfe ij ,d fcanq
P ls] 10 ehVj Å¡ph bekjr ds of the building is :
'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k
30º gSA bekjr ds 'kh"kZ ij ,d bekjr ds vk/kj ls ,d ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u
,d >aMk iQgjk;k tkrk gS vkSj fcUnq
P ls èotnaM dks.k60º gS vkSj bekjr ds 'kh"kZ ls gSA ;fn
45º
A

ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k

45º gSA èotnaM dh yackbZ bl ehukj dh ÅapkbZ 120 ehVj gS] rks bekjr dh
ÅapkbZ gS%
Kkr dhft,A  3 = 1.732
(a) 40  3  1 m
(a) 10  3 + 2 m
(b) 40 3  3  1 m
(b) 10  3 +1
(c) 80  3  1 m
(c) 10 3 m
(d) 40 3 m
(d) 7.32 m

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62. There are two temples, one on each bank 64. A vertical pole and a vertical tower are
of a river, just opposite to each other. One on the same level of ground in such a
temple is 54 m high. From the top of this way that from the top of the pole, the
temple, the angles of depression of the angle of elevation of the top of the tower
top and the foot of the other temples are is 60° and the angle of depression of the
30º and 60º respectively. The length of the bottom of the tower is 30°. If the height
temple is : of the tower is 76 m, then find the
,d unh ds çR;sd fdukjs ij] ,d nwljs ds Bhd height (in m) of the pole.
lkeus nks eafnj gSaA ,d eafnj 54 ehVj Åapk gSA bl ,d mèokZ/j [kaHkk vkSj ,d mèokZ/j ehukj lery
tehu ij bl izdkj fLFkr gSa fd [kaHks ds 'kh"kZ ls
eafnj ds 'kh"kZ ls vU; eafnjksa ds 'kh"kZ vkSj ikn ds
voueu dks.k Øe'k%30º vkSj 60º gSaA nwljs eafnj ehukj ls f'k[kj dk mUu;u dks.k
60° rFkk ehukj ds
dh yackbZ gS% ry dk voueu dks.k 30° gSA ;fn ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ
(a) 18 m 76 ehVj gS] rks [kaHks ds ÅapkbZ (ehVj esa) Kkr dhft,A
(b) 36 m SSC CGL Pre (2021)
(c) 36 3 m (a) 38

r
(d) 18 3 m (b) 19 3

si
63. From the top of a cliff 200 m high, the (c) 19
angles of depression of the top and (d) 57
bottom of a tower are observed to be 30º
an by
and 45º, respectively. What is the height
of the tower?
65. There are two temples, one on each bank
of river just opposite to each other. From

n
the top of a temple the angle of elevation
200 ehVj Å¡ph ,d pV~Vku dh pksVh ls] ,d ehukj of the top of the other temple is 60º and
ds 'kh"kZ vkSj ikn ds voueu dks.k Øe'k%
30º vkSj the angle of depression of the foot of the
ja
R s
45º gSaA ehukj dh ÅapkbZ D;k gS\ other temple is 30º. Then what is the
(a) 400 m ratio of the heights of the two temples?
a th

,d unh ds çR;sd fdukjs ij] ,d nwljs ds Bhd

(b) 400 3 m
lkeus nks eafnj gSaA ,d eafnj ds 'kh"kZ ls vU; eafnj
(c) 300 3 ds 'kh"kZ dk mÂ;u dks.k
60º vkSj ikn dk voueu
ty a

(d) None of these dks.k30º gSaA nksuksa eafnjksa dh Å¡pkbZ;ksa dk vu

D;k gS\
di M

Type-9 (a) 1 : 3
In this type, we will study the questions in (b) 2 : 3
which figure will be formed as shown below :
(c) 1 : 4
bl izdkj esa ge ,sls iz'uksa dk vè;;u djsaxs ftlesa fp=k
(d) 3:4
fuEufyf[kr izdkj ls curs gSaA
66. The angle of depression of top of a tower
A from the top of the mountain is 60º and
the angle of depression of the foot of the
mountain from the top of the tower is
C 30º. If the height of the tower is 36 m,
E the height of the mountain is :
A

igkM+ dh pksVh ls ,d ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk voueu

dks.k60º gS vkSj ehukj ds 'kh"kZ ls ioZr ds ikn dk
voueu dks.k 30º gSA ;fn ehukj dh ÅapkbZ 36
B D ehVj gS] rks igkM+ dh ÅapkbZ gS%
We can solve these types of questions by (a) 72 m
taking the two right-angled triangles AEC and (b) 144 m
CBD.
(c) 108 m
bl izdkj ds iz'uksa dks ge nks ledks.k f=kHkqtksa
AEC vkSj
(d) 72 3 m
CBD dks ysdj gy djrs gSaA

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 Miscellaneous Questions ,d O;fDr ,d ekWy ds ikl lM+d ij [kM+k FkkA og
ekWy ls 1425 ehVj nwj Fkk vkSj lM+d ls ekWy ds
67. From the top of a 120 m high tower, the 'kh"kZ dks bl rjg ls ns[kus esa l{ke Fkk fd isM+ dk
angle of depression of the top of the pole
'kh"kZ] tks mlds vkSj ekWy ds chp esa gS] fcYdqy
is 45º and the angle of depression of the
'kh"kZ ds lkFk n`f"V dh js[kk esa Fkk vmu lc dkA isM
3
foot of the pole is , such that tan = .
2
dh Å¡pkbZ 10 ehVj gS vkSj ;g mlls 30 ehVj nwj
What is the height of the pole? gSA ekWy fdruk yack (ehVj esa) gS\
120 ehVj Å¡ph ehukj ds 'kh"kZ ls fdlh [kaHks ds SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Morning)
'kh"kZ dk voueu dks.k
45º vkSj [kaHks ds ry dk (a) 475 (b) 300
3 (c) 425 (d) 525
voueu dks.k  bl izdkj gS fd tan = gSA 71. At a point on level grounde, the angle of
2
bl [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ D;k gS\ elevation of a vertical tower is found to
SSC CPO 13 March 2019 (Eveing) 5
be such that its tangent is . On
(a) 60 m (b) 75 m 12
(c) 80 m (d) 40 m walking 192 m towards tower, the tangent
68. From the top of a 10 m high building, the 3

r
of angle of elevation is . Find height of
angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 4
tower?

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60º and the angle of depression of the
foot of the tower is , such that tan = lery tehu ij fLFkr ,d fcUnq ij ,d yEcor
ehukj dk mÂ;u dks.k bl izdkj gS fd mldk
2
3 an by
. What is the height of the tower to
nearest metres?
5
tanq,

gSA ehukj dh vksj 192 ehVj pyus ij mÂ;u

n
12
10 ehVj Å¡ph bekjr ls fdlh ehukj ds 'kh"kZ dk 3
dks.k dktanq, gks tkrk gSA ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ
mÂ; u d ks.k 60º gS RkFkk ehukuj ds ry dkvoueu 4
ja Kkr dhft,A
R s
2
dks.k bl izdkj gS fd tan = gSA fudVre (a) 300 (b) 200
3
a th

ehVj rd ehukj dh Å¡pkbZ Kkr djsaA (c) 180 (d) 100

SSC CPO 13 March 2019 (Morning) 72. Each side of a square subtends an angle
(a) 34 m (b) 35 m of 60º at the top of a tower h meter high
(c) 36 m (d) 33 m standing in the center of square. If a is
ty a

69. From the top of a hill 240 m high the the length of each side square then
angle of depression of the top and of the ,d oxZ dh izR;sd Hkqtk] oxZ ds dsUnz esa fLFkr ,d
di M

bottom of a pole are 30º and 60º, h ehVj Å¡ps ehukj ds f'k[kj ij
60º dk dks.k cukrh
respectively. the difference (ihn m)
gSA ;fn oxZ dh izR;sd Hkqtk dh yEckbZ
a gS] rks
between the height of the pole and its
distance from the hill is : (a) 2h2 = a2 (b) 2a2 = h2
2 2
(d) 2h2 = 3a2
,d igkM+h ds 'kh"kZ tks 240 ehVj Å¡pk gS ls ,d (c) 3a = 2h
73. A bird is sitting on the top a vertical pole
[kaHks ds Åij vkSj uhps ds ry ij dks.k Øe'k%
30º 20 m high and its elevation from a point
vkSj60º gSA [kaHks dh Å¡pkbZ vkSj igkM+h ls mldh O on the ground is 45º. It flies off
nwjh ds chp dk varj (ehVj esa) gS % horizontally straight away from point O.
SSC CGL 2019 Tier-II (16/11/9) After one second, the elevation of the bird
from O is reduced to 30º. Then the speed
(a) 80 2 – 3  (b) 120  3 – 1 (m/s) of the bird is :
A

(c) 120 2 – 3  (d) 80  3 – 1 ,d 20 ehVj Å¡ps yEcor [kaHks ds f'k[kj ij ,d

70. A person was standing on a road near a fpfM+;k cSBh gS vkSj tehu ij ,d fcUnq
O ls bldk
mall. He was 1425 m away from the mall mÂ;u dks.k45º gSA ;g fcUnq O ls {kSfrt ds lekarj
and able to see the top of the mall from fn'kk esa lh/s mM+rh gSA ,d lsdsaM ds ckn fpfM+;k
the road in such a way that the top of the
dk mÂ;u dks.k fcUnq O ls 30º esa cny tkrk gSA
tree, which is in between him and the
mall, was exactly in the line of sight with
rks fpfM+;k dh xfr (eh@ls-) esa gS %
the top of the mall. The tree heigvht is (a) 40  2 – 1 (b) 40  3 – 2 
10 m and it is 30 m away from him. How
tall (in m) is the mall? (c) 20 2 (d) 20  3 – 1

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74. A man standing between two vertical 77. The angle of elevation of a aeroplane from
posts finds that the angle subtended at a point on the ground is 60º. After flying
his eyes by the tops of the posts is a right for 30 seconds, the angle of elevation
angle. If the heights of the two posts are changes to 30º. If aeroplane is flying at a
two times and four times the height of height of 4500 m, then what is speed
the man and the distance between them (m/s) of aeroplane?
is equal to the length of the longer post, tehu ij fLFkr ,d fcUnq ls ,d gokbZ tgkt dk
then ratio of the distance of the man from mÂ;u dks.k60º gSA 30 lsdsaM rd mM+us ds ckn
the shorter and the longer post is : bldk mÂ;u dks.k30º esa cny tkrk gSA ;fn gokbZ
,d O;fDr nks yEcor [kaHkksa ds chp esa [kM+k gS] ogtgkt 4500 ehVj dh Å¡pkbZ ij mM+ jgk gS rks gokbZ
ikrk gS fd [kaHkksa ds f'k[kjksa ds }kjk mldh vk¡[kksa
tgkt dh xfr (eh@ls) esa D;k gS\
ij cuk;k x;k dks.k ledks.k gSA ;fn nks [kaHkksa dh (a) 50 3
Å¡pkbZ] O;fDr dh Å¡pkbZ dh nksxquk vkSj pkSxquk gS
(b)
vkSj ;fn muds chp nwjh yEcs [kaHks dh yEckbZ ds 100 3
leku gS] rks O;fDr vkSj NksVs [kaHks rFkk yacs [kaHks dh 3
(c) 200
nwjh dk vuqikr D;k gksxk\

r
(d) 300 3
(a) 3 : 1 78. A ballon leaves from a point P rises aat a

si
(b) 2 : 3 uniform speed. After 6 minutes, an
(c) 3 : 2 observer situated at a distance of 450 3

75.
(d) 1 : 4
an by
The height of a tower is h and angle of
meters from point P observes that angle
of elevation of ballon is 60º. Assume that

n
elevation of the top of tower is a . On point of observation and point P are on
h same level. What is speed of Ballon? (m/s)
moving a distance towards the tower,
ja 2 ,d xqCckjk ,d fcUnq ls ,d leku xfr ls NksM+k
R s
the angle of elevation becomes b. What is
the value of (cota – cotb)? tkrk gSA 6 feuV ds ckn ,d ifjn'kZd] tks fcUnq
P
a th

,d ehukj dh Å¡pkbZh vkSj ehukj ds f'k[kj dk ls 450 3 ehVj dh nwjh ij [kM+k gS] og xqCCkkjs dk
h mÂ;u dks.k60º ikrk gSA voyksdu fcUnq PrFkk
mÂ;u dks.ka gSA ehukj dh vksj nwjh pyus ij fcUnq ,d gh lery ij fLFkr gSA xqCCkkjs dh xfr
2
ty a

mÂ;u dks.kb gks tkrk gSA

(cota – cotb) dk eku (eh@ls) D;k gS\
D;k gS\ (a) 4.25
di M

(b) 3.75
1
(a) (c) 4.5
2
(d) 3.25
2 79. A navy captain going away from a light
(b)
3 house at the speed of 4  3 – 1 m/s. He
(c) 1 observes that it takes him 1 min to
(d) 2 change the angle of elevation of the top
76. A hydrogen filled ballon ascending at rate of lighthouse from 60º to 45º. What is
of 19 km/h was drifted by wind. Its angle height of lighthouse?
of elevation at 10º and 15º minutes were ,d usoh dIrku 4  3 – 1 eh@ls- dh xfr ls ,d
found to be 60º and 45º respectively. The
izdk'k LraHk ls nwj tkrk gSA og ;g ikrk gS fd
A

wind spedd in (whole numbers) during last

5 minutes approximately is equal to : mldks izdk'k LraHk dk mÂ;u dks.k60º ls 45º esa
,d gkbMªkstu ls Hkjk gqvk xqCckjk 18 fdeh@?kaVk dh cnyus esa 1 feuV dk le; yxrk gSA izdk'k LraHk
nj ls mBrk gqvk gok ds }kjk eksM+ fy;k x;kA 10osadh Å¡pkbZ Kkr dhft,A
vkSj 15osa feuV ij blds mÂ;u dks.k Øe'k%
60º (a) 240 3
vkSj45º ik, tkrs gSaA gok dh xfr (iw.kZ la[;k esa) (b) 480  3 – 1
vafre 5 feuV ds nkSjku yxHkx D;k gksxh\
(c) 360 3
(a) 7 (b) 2.6
(c) 11 (d) 33 (d) 280 2

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80. An aeroplane is flying horizontally at a 81. Two trees are standing along the opposite
height of 18 km above ground. The angle sides of road. Distance between two trees
of elevation of plane from point X is 60º is 400 m. There is a point onthe road
and after 20 seconds, its angle of between the trees. The angle of
elevation from X becomes 30º. If point X depression of the point from top of trees
is on ground, then what is speed (km/h) are 45º and 60º. If the height of the tree
of aeroplane? which makes 45º is 200 m, then what will
,d gokbZ tgkt tehu ls 1-8 fdeh dh Å¡pkbZ ij be the height of other tree?
f{kfrt ds lekarj fn'kk esa mM+ jgk gSA tgkt dk nks o`{k ,d lM+d dh foijhr fn'kkvksa esa [kM+s gSaA
fcUnq X ls mÂ;u dks.k60º gS rFkk 20 lsds.M ds nksuksa o`{kksa ds chp dh nwjh 400 ehVj gSA o`{kk
ckn bldk mÂ;u dks.k fcUnq X ls 30º gks tkrk gSA chp lM+d ij ,d fcUnq fLFkr gSA o`{kksa ds f'k[kj ls
;fn fcUnqX tehu ij fLFkr gS] rks gokbZ tgkt dh fcUnq ds voueu dks.k Øe'k%
45º vkSj60º gSA ;fn
xfr (fdeh@?kaVk) D;k gS\ ml o`{k dh Å¡pkbZ 200 ehVj gS] 45ºtksdk dks.k
(a) 216 3
cukrk gS] rc nwljs o`{k dh Å¡pkbZ D;k gksxh\
(a) 200

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(b) 105 3
(b) 200 3

si
(c) 201 3
(c) 100 3
(d) 305 3 (d) 250
an by
n
ja
R s
Answer Key
a th

1.(c) 2.(a) 3.(c) 4.(d) 5.(b) 6.(b) 7.(b) 8.(a) 9.(c) 10.(c)
ty a

11.(c) 12.(a) 13.(c) 14.(b) 15.(d) 16.(a) 17.(d) 18.(d) 19.(a) 20.(d)
di M

21.(d) 22.(b) 23.(d) 24.(b) 25.(a) 26.(c) 27.(c) 28.(d) 29.(b) 30.(a)

31.(b) 32.(a) 33.(b) 34.(d) 35.(d) 36.(b) 37.(d) 38.(a) 39.(c) 40.(a)

41.(a) 42.(d) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45.(a) 46.(b) 47.(a) 48.(c) 49.(a) 50.(a)

51.(a) 52.(d) 53.(c) 54.(a) 55.(a) 56.(c) 57.(d) 58.(b) 59.(d) 60.(b)

61.(b) 62.(b) 63.(d) 64.(c) 65.(c) 66.(b) 67.(d) 68.(c) 69.(a) 70.(a)
A

71.(c) 72.(a) 73.(d) 74.(a) 75.(a) 76.(d) 77.(b) 78.(b) 79.(a) 80.(a)

81.(b)

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