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Question Number 13737 by chux last updated on 22/May/17

A platform and a building are on  the same horizontal plane.The  angle of depression of the bottom  C of the building from the top A   of the platform is 39°.The angle of   elevation of the top D of the   building from the top of the   platform is 56°.Given that the   distance between the foot of the  platform and that of the building  is 10m,calculate the height of the  building to the nearest whole  number.

$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{platform}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{building}\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{on} \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{same}\:\mathrm{horizontal}\:\mathrm{plane}.\mathrm{The} \\ $$$$\mathrm{angle}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{depression}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{bottom} \\ $$$$\mathrm{C}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{building}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{top}\:\mathrm{A}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{platform}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{39}°.\mathrm{The}\:\mathrm{angle}\:\mathrm{of}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{elevation}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{top}\:\mathrm{D}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{building}\:\mathrm{from}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{top}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{platform}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{56}°.\mathrm{Given}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{the}\: \\ $$$$\mathrm{distance}\:\mathrm{between}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{foot}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{platform}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{that}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{building} \\ $$$$\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{10m},\mathrm{calculate}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{height}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{building}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{nearest}\:\mathrm{whole} \\ $$$$\mathrm{number}. \\ $$

Commented by chux last updated on 23/May/17

please help its urgent

$$\mathrm{please}\:\mathrm{help}\:\mathrm{its}\:\mathrm{urgent} \\ $$

Answered by ajfour last updated on 23/May/17

Commented by ajfour last updated on 23/May/17

h=BC+BD     =AB tan 39°+AB tan 56°     =AB(tan 39°+tan 56°)     = (10m)(3.0)= 30m .

$${h}={BC}+{BD} \\ $$$$\:\:\:={AB}\:\mathrm{tan}\:\mathrm{39}°+{AB}\:\mathrm{tan}\:\mathrm{56}° \\ $$$$\:\:\:={AB}\left(\mathrm{tan}\:\mathrm{39}°+\mathrm{tan}\:\mathrm{56}°\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:=\:\left(\mathrm{10}{m}\right)\left(\mathrm{3}.\mathrm{0}\right)=\:\mathrm{30}{m}\:. \\ $$

Commented by chux last updated on 23/May/17

thanks sir.... please can I see the  solution

$$\mathrm{thanks}\:\mathrm{sir}....\:\mathrm{please}\:\mathrm{can}\:\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{see}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{solution} \\ $$

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