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The angle of depression of a car, standing on the ground, from the top of a 75 m tower, is 30°. The distance of the car from the base of the tower (in metres) is

a) 25 $$\sqrt 3 $$
b) 50 $$\sqrt 3 $$
c) 75 $$\sqrt 3 $$
d) 150

Answer: c
Explanation: AB is a tower and AB = 75 m
From A, the angle of depression of a car C
on the ground is 30°
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Let distance }}BC = x \cr & {\text{Now in right }}\Delta ACB, \cr & \tan \theta = \frac{{AB}}{{BC}} \cr & \Rightarrow \tan {30^ \circ } = \frac{{75}}{x} \cr & \frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }} = \frac{{75}}{x} \cr & x = 75\sqrt 3 \,m \cr & BC = 75\sqrt 3 \,m \cr} $$

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