Applications of Trigonometry practice questions

Secondary 3 topics from the O-Level Mathematics 4052 syllabus. Every question below has a full worked solution.

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Example 1

A vertical building of height 5959 m stands on level ground. Two observers, AA and BB, stand on the same side of the building on level ground. Observer AA sees the top of the building at an angle of elevation of 36°36° and observer BB sees the top at an angle of elevation of 66°66°. Find the distance between the two observers, correct to 1 decimal place.
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  • Let $d_A$ m be the distance of observer $A$ from the building and $d_B$ m be the distance of observer $B$.
  • For observer $A$:
  • $\tan 36° = \dfrac{59}{d_A} \quad \scriptsize\textit{angle of elevation}$
  • $d_A = \dfrac{59}{\tan 36°}$
  • $d_A = \dfrac{59}{0.7265}$
  • $d_A = 81.21$ m (to 2 d.p.)
  • For observer $B$:
  • $\tan 66° = \dfrac{59}{d_B}$

Answer: 54.954.9

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