Question 85

A flag pole on the top of a mall building is 75 m high. The height of the mall building is 325 m. To an observer at a height of 400 m, the mall building and the pole subtend equal angle $$\theta$$. If the horizontal distance of the observer from the pole is 'x', then what is the value of x?

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In the given diagram AE is the mall building and DE is pole. The observer is at C point which is 400 mts from the ground. 

It is given that $$\angle$$DCE = $$\angle$$ECA = $$\theta$$

In $$\triangle$$ACD and $$\triangle$$ECD

tan(2$$\theta$$) = $$\frac{400}{x}$$

tan($$\theta$$) = $$\frac{75}{x}$$

We know that tan(2$$\theta$$) = $$\frac{2tan(\theta)}{1-tan^{2}(\theta)}$$

                  $$\therefore$$ $$\frac{400}{x}$$ = $$\frac{2*\frac{75}{x}}{1-(\frac{75}{x})^{2}}$$

                          $$x^{2}$$ = 9000 = $$30\sqrt{10}$$

                                                      

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