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61 A vertical pole fixed to the ground is divided in the ratio 1 : 9 by a mark on it with lower part shorter than the upper part. If the two parts subtend equal angles at a place on the ground, 15 m away from the base of the pole, what is the height of the pole?

A
$$60\sqrt 5 \,{\text{m}}$$
B
$${\text{15}}\sqrt 5 \,{\text{m}}$$
C
$$15\sqrt 3 \,{\text{m}}$$
D
$${\text{60}}\sqrt 3 \,{\text{m}}$$

62 A man is watching from the top of a tower a boat speeding away from the tower. The boat makes an angle of depression of 45° with the man's eye when at a distance of 100 metres from the tower. After 10 seconds, the angle of depression becomes 30°. What is the approximate speed of the boat, assuming that it is running in still water?

A
26.28 km/hr
B
32.42 km/hr
C
24.22 km/hr
D
31.25 km/hr

63 An aeroplane when 900 m high passes vertically above another aeroplane at an instant when their angles of elevation at same observing point are 60° and 45° respectively. Approximately, how many meters higher is the one than the other?

A
381 m
B
169 m
C
254 m
D
211 m

64 The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is equal to the height of the tree, is:

A
30°
B
60°
C
45°
D
None of these

65 Two persons are on either sides of a tower of height 50 m. The persons observers the top of the tower at an angle of elevation of 30° and 60°. If a car crosses these two persons in 10 seconds, what is the speed of the car?

A
$$24\sqrt 3 \,{\text{km/hr}}$$
B
$$\frac{{20\sqrt 3 }}{3}\,{\text{km/hr}}$$
C
$$\frac{{24}}{{\sqrt 3 }}\,{\text{km/hr}}$$
D
None of these

66 A man on the top of a vertical observation tower observers a car moving at a uniform speed coming directly towards it. If it takes 8 minutes for the angle of depression to change from 30° to 45°, how soon after this will the car reach the observation tower?

A
8 min 17 second
B
10 min 57 second
C
14 min 34 second
D
12 min 23 second

67 Two vertical poles are 200 m apart and the height of one is double that of the other. From the middle point of the line joining their feet, an observer finds the angular elevations of their tops to be complementary. Find the heights of the poles:

A
141 m and 282 m
B
70.5 m and 141 m
C
65 m and 130 m
D
130 m and 260 m

68 From the foot and the top of a building of height 230 m, a person observes the top of a tower with angles of elevation of b and a respectively. What is the distance between the top of these buildings if tan a = $$\frac{5}{{12}}$$ and tan b = $$\frac{4}{{5}}$$

A
400 m
B
250 m
C
600 m
D
650 m

69 From a tower of 80 m high, the angle of depression of a bus is 30°. How far is the bus from the tower?

A
40 m
B
138.4 m
C
46.24 m
D
160 m

70 The elevation of the summit of a mountain from it's foot is 45°. After ascending 2 km towards the mountain upon an incline of 30°,the elevation changes to 60°. What is the approximate height of the mountain?

A
1.2 km
B
0.6 km
C
1.4 km
D
2.7 km