A 165 cm tall man standing 500 cm away from the wall looks at a hooks on the wall with an angle of elevation of 450 what is the height at which the hooks is in the wall?
A 165 cm tall man standing 500 cm away from the wall looks at a hooks on the wall with an angle of elevation of 450 what is the height at which the hooks is in the wall? Correct Answer 665 cm
Given:
Distance between men and the wall = 500 cm
Angle of elevation of hook of wall = 45°
Concept:
90° 45° 45° rule
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Calculation:
So by, 45° 45° 90° rule
In ΔABC
AB = BC = 500 cm
Height of wall =
⇒ 500 + 165 = 665 cm
⇒ required height of wall = 665 cm