ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2

Question 1.
A student scored the following marks in 11 questions of a question paper: 3, 4, 7, 2, 5, 6, 1, 8, 2, 5, 7 Find the median marks.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 1

Question 2.
(a) Find the median of the following set of numbers: 9, 0, 2, 8, 5, 3, 5, 4, 1, 5, 2, 7 (1990)
(b) For the following set of numbers, find the median: 10, 75, 3, 81, 17, 27, 4, 48, 12, 47, 9, 15.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 2

Question 3.
Calculate the mean and the median of the numbers: 2, 1, 0, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 5
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 3

Question 4.
The median of the observations 11, 12, 14, (x – 2), (x + 4), (x + 9), 32, 38, 47 arranged in ascending order is 24. Find the value of x and hence find the mean.
Solution:
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Question 5.
The mean of the numbers 1, 7, 5, 3, 4, 4, is m. The numbers 3, 2, 4, 2, 3, 3, p have mean m – 1 and median q. Find
(i) p
(ii) q
(iii) the mean of p and q.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 5

Question 6.
Find the median for the following distribution:
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Solution:
Writing the distribution in the cumulative frequency table:
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Question 7.
Find the median for the following distribution.
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 9

Question 8.
Marks obtained by 70 students are given below:
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Calculate the median marks.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 11

Question 9.
Calculate the mean and the median for the following distribution:
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 13

Question 10.
The daily wages (in rupees) of 19 workers are
41, 21, 38, 27, 31, 45, 23, 26, 29, 30, 28, 25, 35, 42, 47, 53, 29, 31, 35.
Find
(i) the median
(ii) lower quartile
(iii) upper quartile range,
(iv) interquartile range.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 14

Question 11.
From the following frequency distribution, find:
(i) the median
(ii) lower quartile
(iii) upper quartile
(iv) interquartile range
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.2 16

Question 12.
For the following frequency distribution, find:
(i) the median
(ii) lower quartile
(iii) upper quartile
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Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1

Question 1.
(a) Calculate the arithmetic mean of 5.7, 6.6, 7.2, 9.3, 6.2.
(b) The weights (in kg) of 8 newborn babies are 3, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4, 3.6, 4.1, 3.2. Find the mean weight of the babies.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 1

Question 2.
The marks obtained by 15 students in a class test are 12, 14, 07, 09, 23, 11, 08, 13, 11, 19, 16, 24, 17, 03, 20 find
(i) the mean of their marks.
(ii) the mean of their marks when the marks of each student are increased by 4.
(iii) the mean of their marks when 2 marks are deducted from the marks of each student.
(iv) the mean of their marks when the marks of each student are doubled.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 2

Question 3.
(a) The mean of the numbers 6, y, 7, x, 14 is 8. Express y in terms of x.
(b) The mean of 9 variates is 11. If eight of them are 7, 12, 9, 14, 21, 3, 8 and 15 find the 9th variate.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 3

Question 4.
(a) The mean age of 33 students in a class is 13 years. If one girl leaves the class, the mean becomes \(12 \frac { 15 }{ 16 } \) years. What is the age of the girl?
(b) In a class test, the mean of marks scored by a class of 40 students was calculated as 18.2. Later on, it was detected that the marks of one student were wrongly copied as 21 instead of 29. Find the correct mean.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 4

Question 5.
Find the mean of 25 given numbers when the mean of 10 of them is 13 and the mean of the remaining numbers is 18.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 5

Question 6.
Find the mean of the following distribution:
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 7
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Question 7.
The contents of 100 matchboxes were checked to determine the number of matches they contained
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(i) Calculate, correct to one decimal place, the mean number of matches per box.
(ii) Determine how many extra matches would have to be added to the total contents of the 100 boxes to; bring the mean up to exactly 39 matches. (1997)
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 10

Question 8.
Calculate the mean for the following distribution :
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 12

Question 9.
Six coins were tossed 1000 times, and at each toss, the number of heads were counted and the results were recorded as under :
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Calculate the mean for this distribution.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 14

Question 10.
Find the mean for the following distribution
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 16

Question 11.
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(i) Calculate the mean wage correct to the nearest rupee (1995)
(ii) If the number of workers in each category is doubled, what would be the new mean wage?
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 18

Question 12.
If the mean of the following distribution is 7.5, find the missing frequency ” f “.
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 20

Question 13.
Find the value of the missing variate for the following distribution whose mean is 10
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 22

Question 14.
Marks obtained by 40 students in a short assessment are given below, where a and b are two missing data.
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If the mean of the distribution is 7.2, find a and b.
Solution:
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Question 15.
Find the mean of the following distribution
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 27

Question 16.
Calculate the mean of the following distribution:
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 29

Question 17.
Calculate the mean of the following distribution using step deviation method:
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Solution:
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Question 18.
Find the mean of the following frequency distribution:
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 33

Question 19.
The following table gives the daily wages of workers in a factory:
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Calculate their mean by a short cut method.
Solution:
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Question 20.
Calculate the mean of the distribution given below using the short cut method.
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 37

Question 21.
A class teacher has the following absentee record of 40 students of a class for the whole term. Find the mean number of days students were absent.
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 39

Question 22.
The mean of the following distribution is 23.4. Find the value of p.
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 41

Question 23.
The following distribution shows the daily pocket allowance for children of a locality. The mean pocket allowance is Rs. 18. Find the value of f
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 21 Measures of Central Tendency Ex 21.1 43

Question 24.
The mean of the following distribution is 50 and the sum of all the frequencies is 120. Find the values of p and q.
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Solution:
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Question 25.
The mean of the following frequency distribution is 57.6 and the sum of all the frequencies is 50. Find the values of p and q.
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Solution:
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Question 26.
The following table gives the lifetime in days of 100 electricity tubes of a certain make :
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Find the mean lifetime of electricity tubes.
Solution:
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Question 27.
Using the information given in the adjoining histogram, calculate the mean correct to one decimal place.
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test

Question 1.
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point A (on the ground) is 30°. On walking 50 m towards the tower, the angle of elevation is found to be 60°. Calculate
(i) the height of the tower (correct to one decimal place).
(ii) the distance of the tower from A.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test 1
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test 2

Question 2.
An aeroplane 3000 m high passes vertically above another aeroplane at an instant when the angles of elevation of the two aeroplanes from the same point on the ground are 60° and 45° respectively. Find the vertical distance between the two planes.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test 3
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test 4

Question 3.
A 7m long flagstaff is fixed on the top of a tower. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are 45° and 36° respectively. Find the height of the tower correct to one place of demical.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test 5
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Question 4.
A boy 1.6 m tall is 20 m away from a tower and observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60°. Find the height of the tower.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test 7

Question 5.
A boy 1.54 m tall can just see the sun over a wall 3.64 m high which is 2.1 m away from him. Find the angle of elevation of the sun.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test 8

Question 6.
In the adjoining figure, the angle of elevation of the top P of a vertical tower from a point X is 60° ; at a point Y, 40 m vertically above X, the angle of elevation is 45°. Find
(i) the height of the tower PQ
(ii) the distance XQ
(Give your answer to the nearest metre)
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Chapter Test 10
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Question 7.
An aeroplane is flying horizontally 1 km above the ground is observed at an elevation of 60°. After 10 seconds, its elevation is observed to be 30°. Find the speed of the aeroplane in km/hr.
Solution:
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Question 8.
A man on the deck of a ship is 16 m above the water level. He observes that the angle of elevation of the top of a cliff is 45° and the angle of depression of the base is 30°. Calculate the distance of the cliff from the ship and the height of the cliff.
Solution:
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Question 9.
There is a small island in between a river 100 metres wide. A tall tree stands on the island. P and Q are points directly opposite to each other on the two banks and in line with the tree. If the angles of elevation of the top of the tree from P and Q are 30° and 45° respectively, find the height of the tree.
Solution:
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Question 10.
A man standing on the deck of the ship which is 20 m above the sea-level, observes the angle of elevation of a bird as 30° and the angle of depression of its reflection in the sea as 60°. Find the height of the bird
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS

Choose the correct answer from the given four options (1 to 9):

Question 1.
In the given figure, the length of BC is
(a) 2 √3 cm
(b) 3 √3 km
(c) 4 √3 cm
(d) 3 cm
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 1
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 2

Question 2.
In the given figure, if the angle of elevation is 60° and the distance AB = 10 √3 m, then the height of the tower is
(a) 20 √3 cm
(b) 10 m
(c) 30 m
(d) 30 √3 m
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 4

Question 3.
If a kite is flying at a height of 40 √3 metres from the level-ground, attached to a string inclined at 60° to the horizontal, then the length of the string is
(a) 80 m
(b) 60 √3 m
(c) 80 √3 m
(d) 120 m
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 5

Question 4.
The top of a broken tree has its top touching the ground (shown in the given figure) at a distance of 10 m from the bottom. If the angle made by the broken part with the ground is 30°, then the length of the broken part is
(a) 10 √3 m
(b) \(\frac { 20 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
(c) 20 m
(d) 20 √3 m
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Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 7

Question 5.
If the angle of depression of an object from a 75 m high tower is 30°, then the distance of the object from the tower is
(a) 25 √3 m
(b) 50√ 3 m
(c) 75 √3 m
(d) 150 m
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 8

Question 6.
A ladder 14 m long rests against a wall. If the foot of the ladder is 7 m from the wall, then the angle of elevation is
(a) 15°
(b) 30°
(c) 45°
(d) 60°
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 9

Question 7.
If a pole 6 m high casts shadow 2 √3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s elevation is
(a) 60°
(b) 45°
(c) 30°
(d) 90°
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 10

Question 8.
If the length of the shadow of a tower is √3 times that of its height, then the angle of elevation of the sun is
(a) 15°
(b) 30°
(c) 45°
(d) 60°
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 11

Question 9.
In ∆ABC, ∠A = 30° and ∠B = 90°. If AC = 8 cm, then its area is
(a) 16 √3 cm²
(b) 16 m²
(c) 8 √3 cm²
(d) 6 √3 cm²
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances MCQS 12
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20

Question 1.
An electric pole is 10 metres high. If its shadow is 10√3 metres in length, find the elevation of the sun.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 1

Question 2.
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the ground and at a distance of 150 m from its foot is 30°. Find the height of the tower correct to one place of decimal
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 2

Question 3.
A ladder is placed against a wall such that it just reaches the top of the wall. The foot of the ladder is 1.5 metres away from the wall and the ladder is inclined at an angle of 60° with the ground. Find the height of the wall.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 3

Question 4.
What is the angle of elevation of the sun when the length of the shadow of a vertical pole is equal to its height?
Solution:
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Question 5.
A river is 60 m wide. A tree of unknown height is on one bank. The angle of elevation of the top of the tree from the point exactly opposite to the foot of the tree on the other bank is 30°. Find the height of the tree.
Solution:
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Question 6.
From a point P on level ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30°. If the tower is 100 m high, how far is P from the foot of the tower?
Solution:
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Question 7.
From the top of a cliff 92 m high, the angle of depression of a buoy is 20°. Calculate to the nearest metre, the distance of the buoy from the foot of the cliff. (2005)
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 7

Question 8.
A boy is flying a kite with a string of length 100 m. If the string is tight and the angle of elevation of the kite is 26°32′, find the height of the kite correct to one decimal place, (ignore the height of the boy).
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 8

Question 9.
An electric pole is 10 m high A steel wire tied to the top of the pole is affixed at a point on the ground to keep the pole upright. If the wire makes an angle of 45° with the horizontal through the foot of the pole, find the length of the wire.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 9

Question 10.
A bridge across a river makes an angle of 45° with the river bank. If the length of the bridge across the river is 200 metres, what is the breadth of the river?
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Solution:
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Question 11.
A vertical tower is 20 m high. A man standing at some distance from the tower knows that the cosine of the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 0.53. How far is he standing from the foot of the tower? (2001)
Solution:
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Question 12.
The upper part of a tree broken by the wind, falls to the ground without being detached. The top of the broken part touches the ground at an angle of 38°30′ at a point 6 m from the foot of the tree. Calculate.
(i) the height at which the tree is broken.
(ii) the original height of the tree correct to two decimal places.
Solution:
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Question 13.
An observer 1.5 m tall is 20.5 metres away from a tower 22 metres high. Determine the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from the eye of the observer.
Solution:
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Question 14.
From a boat 300 metres away from a vertical cliff, the angles of elevation of the top and the foot of a vertical concrete pillar at the edge of the cliff are 55°40′ and 54°20′ respectively. Find the height of the pillar correct to the nearest metre.
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Solution:
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Question 15.
From a point P on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a 10 m tall building and a helicopter hovering over the top of the building are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the helicopter above the ground.
Solution:
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Question 16.
An aeroplane when flying at a height of 3125 m from the ground passes vertically below another plane at an instant when the angles of elevation of the two planes from the same point on the ground are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the distance between the two planes at the instant.
Solution:
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Question 17.
A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle subtended by a tree on the opposite bank is 60° ; when he retires 20 m from the bank, he finds the angle to be 30°. Find the height of the tree and the breadth of the river. .
Solution:
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Question 18.
The shadow of a vertical tower on a level ground increases by 10 m when the altitude of the sun changes from 45° to 30°. Find the height of the tower, correct to two decimal places. (2006)
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 24

Question 19.
From the top of a hill, the angles of depression of two consecutive kilometre stones, due east are found to be 30° and 45° respectively. Find the distance of two stones from the foot of the hill.
Solution:
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Question 20.
A man observes the angles of elevation of the top of a building to be 30°. He walks towards it in a horizontal line through its base. On covering 60 m the angle of elevation changes to 60°. Find the height of the building correct to the nearest me he.
Solution:
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Question 21.
At a point on level ground, the angle,of elevation of a vertical lower is found to be such that its tangent is \(\\ \frac { 5 }{ 12 } \). On walking 192 m towards the tower,the tangent of the angle is found to be \(\\ \frac { 3 }{ 4 } \). Find the height of the tower. (1990)
Solution:
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Question 22.
In the figure, not drawn to scale, TF is a tower. The elevation of T from A is x° where tan x = \(\\ \frac { 2 }{ 5 } \) and AF = 200 m. The elevation of T from B, where AB = 80 m, is y°. Calculate :
(i) The height of the tower TF.
(ii) The angle y, correct to the nearest degree. (1997)
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Solution:
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Question 23.
From the top of a church spire 96 m high, the angles of depression of two vehicles on a road, at the same level as the base of the spire and on the same side of it are x° and y°, where tan x° = \(\\ \frac { 1 }{ 4 } \) and tan y° = \(\\ \frac { 1 }{ 7 } \). Calculate the distance between the vehicles. (1994)
Solution:
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Question 24.
In the adjoining figure, not drawn to the scale, AB is a tower and two objects C and D are located on the ground, on the same side of AB. When observed from the top A of the tower, their angles of depression are 45° and 60°. Find the distance between the two objects. If the height of the tower is 300 m. Give your answer to the nearest metre. (1998)
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Solution:
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Question 25.
The horizontal distance between the two towers is 140 m. The angle of elevation of the top of the first tower, when seen from the top of the second tower, is 30°. If the height of the second tower is 60 m, find the height of the first tower.
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 36

Question 26.
As observed from the top of an 80 m tall lighthouse, the angles of depression of two ships on the same side of the lighthouse in a horizontal line with its base are 30° and 40° respectively. Find the distance between the two ships. Give your answer correct to the nearest metre.
Solution:
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Question 27.
The angle of elevation of a pillar from a point A on the ground is 45° and from a point B diametrically opposite to A and on the other side of the pillar is 60°. Find the height of the pillar, given that the distance between A and B is 15 m.
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 39

Question 28.
From two points A and B on the same side of a building, the angles of elevation of the top of the building are 30° and 60° respectively. If the height of the building is 10 m, find the distance between A and B correct to two decimal places
Solution:
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Question 29.
(i) The angles of depression of two ships A and B as observed from the top of a lighthouse 60 m high are 60° and 45° respectively. If the; two ships are on the opposite sides of the lighthouse, find the distance between the two ships. Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number. (2017)
(ii) An aeroplane at an altitude of 250 m observes the angle of depression of two boats on the opposite banks of a river to be 45° and 60° respectively. Find the width of the river. Write the answer correct to the nearest whole number. (2014)
Solution:
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Question 30.
From a tower, 126 m high, the angles of depression of two rocks which are in a horizontal line through the base of the tower are 16° and 12°20′ Find the distance between the rocks if they are on
(i) the same side of the tower
(ii) the opposite sides of the tower.
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 46

Question 31.
A man 1.8 m high stands at a distance of 3.6 m from a lamp post and casts a shadow of 5.4 m on the ground. Find the height of the lamp post.
Solution:
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Question 32.
The angles of depression of the top and the bottom of an 8 m tall building from the top of a multi-storeyed building are 30° and 45° respectively. Find the height of tire multi-storeyed building and the distance between the two buildings, correct to two decimal places.
Solution:
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Question 33.
A pole of height 5 m is fixed on the top of a tower. The angle of elevation of the top of the pole as observed from a point A on the ground is 60° and the angle of depression of the point A from the top of the tower is 45°. Find the height of the tower. (Take √3 = 1.732).
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 52

Question 34.
A vertical pole and a vertical tower are on the same level ground. From the top of the pole the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 60° and the angle of depression of the foot of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower if the height of the pole is 20 m.
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 54

Question 35.
From the top of a building 20 m high, the angle of elevation of the top of a monument is 45° and the angle of depression of its foot is 15°. Find the height of the monument.
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 56

Question 36.
The angle of elevation of the top of an unfinished tower at a point distant 120 m from its base is 45°. How much higher must the tower be raised so that its angle of elevation at the same point may be 60°?
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 20 Heights and Distances Ex 20 58

Question 37.
In the adjoining figure, the shadow of a vertical tower on the level ground increases by 10 m, when the altitude of the sun changes from 45° to 30°. Find the height of the tower and give your answer, correct to \(\\ \frac { 1 }{ 10 } \) of a metre.
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[Remark. The altitude of the sun means the angle of elevation of the sun.]
Solution:
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Question 38.
An aircraft is flying at a constant height with a speed of 360 km/h. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the aircraft at an instant was observed to be 45°. After 20 seconds, the angle of elevation was observed to be 30°. Determine the height at which the aircraft is flying (use √3 = 1.732)
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 19 Trigonometric Tables Chapter Test

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 19 Trigonometric Tables Chapter Test

ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 19 Trigonometric Tables Chapter Test

Question 1.
Using trigonometrical tables, find the values of:
(i) sin 48° 52′
(ii) cos 37° 34′
(iii) tan 18° 21′.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 19 Trigonometric Tables Chapter Test 1

Question 2.
Use tables to find the acute angle θ, given that
(i) sin θ = 0.5766
(ii) cos θ = 0.2495
(iii) tan θ = 2.4523.
Solution:
ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths Chapter 19 Trigonometric Tables Chapter Test 2

Question 3.
If θ is acute and cos θ = 0.53, find the value of tan θ.
Solution:
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Question 4.
Find the value of: sin 22° 11′ + cos 57° 20′ – 2 tan 9° 9′.
Solution:
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Question 5.
If θ is acute and sin θ = 0.7547, find the value of: (i) θ (ii) cos θ (iii) 2 cos θ – 3 tan θ.
Solution:
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ML Aggarwal Class 10 Solutions for ICSE Maths