ECAT Pre General Science Chapter 14 MCQ Test With Answer for Mathematics chapter 14 (Application of Trigonometry)

PQ is a post of given height a, and AB is a tower at some distance;αandβare the angles of elevation of B, the top of the tower, at P and Q respectively. The height of the tower and its distance from the post are

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• The law of of sines A
• The law of tangents B
• The law of consines C
• None of these D

E-radius corresponding to < B is

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  B
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  D

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The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point 17 meters from is foot is 42^𝜊The height of the tree is

• 12m A
• 21m B
• 17m C
• 15m D

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• 30° A
• 60° B
• 45° C
• None of these D

A tower subtends an angleαat a point on the same level as the root of the tower and at a second point, b meters above the first, the angle of depression of the foot of the tower isβ. The height of the tower is

• b cotαtanβ A
• b tanαtanβ B
• b tanαcotβ C
• None of these D

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If the flag-staff 6 meters high placed on the top of a tower. Makes the shadow 2√3 m on the ground, then the angle of elevation of the sun is

• 30^ο A
• 35^ο B
• 45^ο C
• 60^ο D

If five triangles are constructed having sides of the lengths indicated below, the triangle that will NOT be a right triangle is

• 8, 15, 17 A
• 3, 4, 5 B
• 12, 15, 18 C
• 5, 12, 13 D

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Ifθ= 60° then

• sinθ= 1/2 A
• tanθ= cot 30° B
• θ=π/4 C
• secθ= 4 D

The angle of depression of a point A on the ground from the top of the tower is 30𝜊,then the angle of elevation of the top of the tower at the point A is

• 60𝜊 A
• 40𝜊 B
• 41𝜊 C
• 30𝜊 D

If the angle of a triangle are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 7, the triangle is

• Obtuse A
• Acute B
• Right angle C
• Isosceles D

IfΔABC is right, law of cosine reduce to

• Law of sine A
• Law of tangent B
• Phthogorous theorem C
• Hero's formula D

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x = r2, y = 1 are the parametric equation of

• Circle A
• Hyperbola B
• Ellipse C
• Parabola D

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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower at the top and the foot of a pole of height 10 m are 30° and 60° respectively. The height of the tower is

• 10 m A
• 15 m B
• 20 m C
• None of these D

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A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle subtended by a tree of the opposite bank is 60°, when he retreats 40 m from the bank, he finds the angle to be 30°. The height of the tree and the breadth of the river are

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  B
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  C
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  D

A vertical pole is 8m high and the length of its shadow is 6m. The angle of elevation of the sun of the moment is

• 57𝜊 A
• -48𝜊 B
• 27𝜊 C
• 53𝜊 D

The law of tangents is ______

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At a point 15 meters away from the base of a 15 meters high house, the angle of elevation of the top is

• 90° A
• 60° B
• 30° C
• 45° D

A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a tree on the opposite bank of the river is 60° and when he retires 40 meters away from the tree the angle of elevation becomes 30°. The breadth of the river is

• 40 m A
• 30 m B
• 20 m C
• 60 m D

A man of height 6 ft observes the top of a tower and the foot of the tower at angles of 45° and 30° of elevation and depression respectively. The height of the tower is

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A person standing on the bank of a river finds that the angle of elevation of the top of a tower on the opposite bank is 45°. then which of the following statements is correct?

• Breadth of the river is twice the height of the tower A
• Breadth of the river an the height of the tower are the same B
• Breadth of the river is half of the height of the tower C
• None of these D

An observer on the top of a cliff 200 m above the sea level, observes the angles of depression of two ships on opposite sides of the cliff to be 45° and 30°, respectively. The distance between the ships if the line joining them points to the base of cliff is

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