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Question 14 Marks
Find the length of $AD.$Given: $\angle ABC = 60^\circ.\angle DBC = 45^\circ$ and $BC = 40\ cm.$
Answer
From right $\triangle ABC,$
$\tan 60^{\circ}=\frac{ AC }{ BC }$
$\Rightarrow \sqrt{3}=\frac{ AC }{40}$
$\Rightarrow AC =40 \sqrt{3} \ cm $
From right $\triangle BDC,$
$\tan 45^{\circ}=\frac{ DC }{ BC }$
$\Rightarrow 1=\frac{ DC }{40}$
$\Rightarrow DC =40 \ cm $
From the figure, it is clear that $AD = AC - DC$
$\Rightarrow AD =40 \sqrt{3}-40$
$\Rightarrow AD =40(\sqrt{3}-1)$
$\Rightarrow AD =29.28 \ cm $
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Question 24 Marks
If $\tan x^{\circ}=\frac{5}{12}$,$\tan y^\circ = \frac{3}{4}$ and $AB = 48\ m;$ find the length of $CD.$
Answer
Given $\tan x ^{\circ}=\frac{5}{12} \tan t ^{\circ}=\frac{3}{4}$ and $AB =48\ m$;
Let length of $BC = x\ m$
From $\triangle ADC$
$\tan x^{\circ}=\frac{ DC }{ AC }$
$\frac{5}{12}=\frac{ DC }{48+x}$
$240 + 5x = 12 CD \dots...(1)$
Also, from $\triangle BDC$
$\tan y^{\circ}=\frac{C D}{B C}$
$\frac{3}{4}=\frac{C D}{x}$
$x=\frac{4 CD}{3}\dots...(2)$
From $(1)$
$240+5\left(\frac{4 CD }{3}\right)=12 CD$
$240+\frac{20 CD }{3}=12 CD $
$720 + 20CD = 36CD$
$16 CD = 720$
$CD = 45$
Therefore, length of $CD$ is $45\ m.$
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Question 34 Marks
Find $PQ,$ if $AB = 150\ m, \angle P = 30^\circ$ and $\angle Q = 45^\circ.$
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Answer
From $\triangle APB$
$\tan 30^{\circ}=\frac{ AB }{ PB } $
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{150}{ PB }$
$PB =150 \sqrt{3}$
$PB = 259.80\ m$
Also, from $\triangle ABQ$
$\tan 45^{\circ}=\frac{ AB }{ BQ }$
$1=\frac{150}{ BQ }$
$BQ = 150\ m$
Therefore,
$PQ = PB - BQ$
$PQ = 259.80 - 150$
$PQ = 109.80\ m$
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Question 44 Marks
Find $PQ,$ if $AB = 150\ m, \angle P = 30^\circ $ and $\angle Q = 45^\circ .$
Answer
From $\triangle APB$
$\tan 30^{\circ}=\frac{ AB }{ PB } $
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{150}{ PB }$
$PB =150 \sqrt{3}$
$PB = 259.80\ m$
Also, from $\triangle ABQ$
$\tan 45^{\circ}=\frac{ AB }{ BQ }$
$1=\frac{150}{ BQ }$
$BQ = 150\ m$
Therefore,
$PQ = PB + BQ$
$PQ = 259.80 + 150$
$PQ = 409.80\ m$
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Question 54 Marks
In right$-$angled triangle $ABC; \angle B = 90^\circ.$ Find the magnitude of angle $A,$ if:$BC$ is $\sqrt{3}$ times of $AB.$
Answer
Consider the figure

Again from the figure
$\frac{ BC }{ AB }=\sqrt{3}$
$\tan \theta=\sqrt{3}$
$\tan \theta=\tan 60^{\circ}$
$\theta=60^{\circ}$
Therefore, magnitude of angle $A$ is $30^\circ$
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Question 64 Marks
In right$-$angled $\triangle ABC; \angle B = 90^\circ .$ Find the magnitude of $\angle A$, if: $AB$ is $\sqrt{3}$ times of $BC.$
Answer
Consider the figure

Here $A B$ is $\sqrt{3}$ times of $B C$ means
$\frac{ AB }{ BC }=\sqrt{3}$
$\cot \theta = \cot 30^\circ$
$\theta = 30^\circ$
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Question 74 Marks
In trapezium $\text{ABCD},$ as shown$, AB \| DC, AD = DC = BC = 20 \ cm$ and $A = 60^\circ .$ Find: distance between $AB$ and $DC.$
Answer
First, draw two perpendiculars to $AB$ from point $D$ and $C$ respectively.
Since $AB \| CD$ therefore $\text{PMCD}$ will be a rectangle.
Consider the figure,

Again from the right $\triangle \text{APD}$ we have
$\sin 60^{\circ}=\frac{P D}{20}$
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\frac{P D}{20}$
$P D=10 \sqrt{3}$
Therefore the distance between $AB$ and $CD$ is $10 \sqrt{3}$.
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Question 84 Marks
In trapezium $\ce{ABCD},$ as shown, $AB // DC, AD = DC = BC = 20 \ cm$ and $\angle A = 60^\circ .$ Find: length of $AB$
Answer
First, draw two perpendiculars to $AB$ from point $D$ and $C$ respectively. Since $AB \| CD$ therefore $\ce{PMCD}$ will be a rectangle.
Consider the figure,

From right triangle $ADP$ we have
$\cos 60^{\circ}=\frac{ AP }{ AD }$
$\frac{1}{2}=\frac{ AP }{20}$
$AP = 10$
Similarly from the right triangle $\ce{BMC}$ we have $BM = 10 \ cm.$
Now from the rectangle $\ce{PMCD}$ we have $CD = PM = 20 \ cm.$
Therefore,
$AB = AP + PM + MB $
$= 10 + 20 + 10 $
$= 40 \ cm.$
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Question 94 Marks
Find $AB.$
Answer
Consider the figure

From right $\triangle ACF$
$\tan 45^{\circ}=\frac{20}{ AC }$
$1=\frac{20}{ AC }$
$AC =20 \ cm$
From $\triangle DEB$
$\tan 60^{\circ}=\frac{30}{ BD }$
$\sqrt{3}=\frac{30}{ BD }$
$BD =\frac{30}{\sqrt{3}}=17.32 \ cm$
Given $FC = 20, ED = 30,$ So $EP = 10 \ cm$
Therefore
$\tan 60^{\circ}=\frac{ FP }{ EP }$
$\sqrt{3}=\frac{ FP }{10}$
$FP =10 \sqrt{3}=17.32 \ cm $
Thus $AB = AC + CD + BD = 54.64 \ cm$
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Question 104 Marks
Find the lengths of diagonals $AC$ and $BD$. Given $AB = 60 \ cm$ and $\angle BAD = 60^\circ .$
Answer
We know, diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles and also bisect the angle of the vertex.
The figure is shown below:

Now
$OA = OC =\frac{1}{2} AC , $
$OB = OD =\frac{1}{2} BD ; $
$\angle AOB =90^{\circ}$
And $\angle OAB =\frac{60^{\circ}}{2}=30^{\circ}$
Also given $AB = 60 \ cm$
In right $\triangle AOB$
$\sin 30^{\circ}=\frac{ OB }{ AB }$
$\frac{1}{2}=\frac{ OB }{60}$
$OB =30 \ cm $
Also
$\cos 30^\circ = \frac{ OA }{ AB }$
$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\frac{ OA }{60}$
$OA = 51.96 \ cm$
Therefore,
Length of diagonal $AC = 2 \times  OA = 2 \times 51.96 = 103.92 \ cm.$
Length of diagonal $BD = 2 \times  OB = 2 \times 30 = 60 \ cm.$
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Question 114 Marks
Find angle $'x\ '$ if :
Answer

The above figure we have
$\tan 60^{\circ}=\frac{30}{ AD }$
$\sqrt{3}=\frac{30}{ AD }$
$AD =\frac{30}{\sqrt{3}}$
Again
$\sin x=\frac{A D}{20}$
$AD = 20 \sin x$
Now
$20 \sin x=\frac{30}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\sin x=\frac{30}{20 \sqrt{3}}$
$\sin x=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$\sin x = \sin 60^\circ$
$x = 60^\circ$
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Question 124 Marks
The perimeter of a rhombus is $96 \ cm$ and obtuse angle of it is $120^\circ$ . Find the lengths of its diagonals.
Answer
Since in a rhombus all sides are equal. The diagram is shown below:

Therefore $PQ = \frac{96}{4} = 24 \ cm,$
Let $\angle PQR = 120^\circ$ .
We also know that in rhombus diagonals bisect each other perpendicularly and diagonals bisect the angle at vertex.
Hence $\text{PQR}$ is a right angle triangle and
$ \text{PQR} =\frac{1}{2}(\text{ PQR} )=60^{\circ}$
$\sin 60^{\circ}=\frac{\text { Perp. }}{\text { Hypot. }}$
$=\frac{ PO }{ PQ }=\frac{ PO }{24}$
But
$\sin 60^{\circ}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$\frac{ PO }{24}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$P O=12 \sqrt{3}=20.784$
Therefore,
$PR =2 PO$
$=2 \times 20.784$
$=41.568 \ cm$
Also,
$\cos 60^{\circ}=\frac{\text { Base }}{\text { Hypot }}=\frac{ OQ }{24}$
But
$\cos 60^{\circ}=\frac{1}{2}$
$\frac{ OQ }{24}=\frac{1}{2}$
$O Q=12$
Therefore $, SQ = 2 \times OQ$
$= 2 \times 12$
$= 24 \ cm$
So, the length of the diagonal $PR = 41.568 \ cm$ and $SQ = 24 \ cm$.
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Question 134 Marks
Find $AB$ and $BC,$ if:
Answer
Let $BC = x \ m$
$BD = BC + CD = (x + 20) \ cm$
In $\triangle ABD,$
$\tan 45^\circ =\frac{A B}{B D}$
$1=\frac{ AB }{x+20}$
$x + 20 = AB \dots...(1)$
In $\triangle ABC$
$\tan 60^{\circ}=\frac{ AB }{ BC }$
$\sqrt{3}=\frac{ AB }{x}$
$x =\frac{ AB }{\sqrt{3}} \dots...(2)$
From $(1)$
$\frac{ AB }{\sqrt{3}}+20= AB$
$AB +20 \sqrt{3}=\sqrt{3} AB$
$AB (\sqrt{3}-1)=20 \sqrt{3}$
$ AB =\frac{20 \sqrt{3}}{(\sqrt{3}-1)}$
$AB =\frac{20 \sqrt{3}}{(\sqrt{3}-1)} \times \frac{(\sqrt{3}+1)}{(\sqrt{3}+1)}$
$AB =\frac{20 \sqrt{3}(\sqrt{3}+1)}{3-1}$
$AB = 47.32 \ cm$
From $(2)$
$x=\frac{A B}{\sqrt{3}}$
$x=\frac{47.32}{\sqrt{3}}$
$x = 27.32 \ cm$
$\therefore BC = x = 27.32 \ cm$
Therefore $, AB = 47.32 \ cm, BC = 27.32 \ cm.$
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Question 144 Marks
Find $AB$ and $BC,$ if:
Answer
Let $BC = x\ m$
$BD = BC + CD = (x + 20) \ cm$
In $\triangle ABD,$
$\tan 30^\circ = \frac{ AB }{ BD }$
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{ AB }{x+20}$
$x+20=\sqrt{3} A B \dots...(1)$
In $\triangle ABC$
$\tan 60^{\circ}=\frac{ AB }{ BC }$
$\sqrt{3}=\frac{ AB }{x}$
$x =\frac{ AB }{\sqrt{3}}\dots ...(2)$
From $(1)$
$\frac{ AB }{\sqrt{3}}+20=\sqrt{3} AB$
$AB +20 \sqrt{3}=3 AB$
$2 AB =20 \sqrt{3}$
$2 AB =\frac{20 \sqrt{3}}{2}$
$AB =10 \sqrt{3}$
$AB =17.32 \ cm $
From $(2)$
$x=\frac{A B}{\sqrt{3}}$
$x=\frac{17.32}{\sqrt{3}}$
$x = 10 \ cm$
Therefore $BC = x = 10 \ cm$
Therefore $, AB = 17.32 \ cm, BC = 10 \ cm.$
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Question 154 Marks
Find $AB$ and $BC,$ if:
Answer
Let $BC = x \ m$
$BD = BC + CD = (x + 20) \ cm$
In $\triangle ABD,$
$\tan 30^{\circ}=\frac{ AB }{ BD }$
$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{ AB }{x+20}$
$x+20=\sqrt{3} A B\dots ...(1)$
In $\triangle ABC$
$\tan 45^{\circ}=\frac{ AB }{ BC }$
$1=\frac{ AB }{x}$
$AB = x\dots ...(2)$
From $(1)$
$A B+20=\sqrt{3} A B$
$AB (\sqrt{3}-1)=20$
$ AB =\frac{20}{(\sqrt{3}-1)}$
$=\frac{20}{(\sqrt{3}-1)} \times \frac{(\sqrt{3}+1)}{(\sqrt{3}+1)}$
$=\frac{20(\sqrt{3}+1)}{3-1}$
$= 27.32\ cm$
From $(2)$
$AB = x = 27.32 \ cm$
Therefore $BC = x = AB = 27.32 \ cm$
Therefore $, AB = 27.32 \ cm, BC = 27.32 \ cm$
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Question 164 Marks
A kite is attached to a $100\ m$ long string. Find the greatest height reached by the kite when its string makes an angles of $60^\circ$ with the level ground.
Answer
Given that the kite is attached to a $100\ m$ long string and it makes an angle of $60^\circ $ with the ground level which is shown in the figure below:

Suppose that the greatest height is $x m.$
From the figure
$\frac{x}{100}=\sin 60^{\circ}\dots...\left[\because \frac{\text { Perp. }}{\text { Hypot. }}=\sin \right]$
$\frac{x}{100}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$x = 86.6\ m$
Therefore the greatest height reached by the kite is $86.6\ m.$
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Question 174 Marks
A ladder is placed against a vertical tower. If the ladder makes an angle of $30^\circ$ with the ground and reaches upto a height of $15\ m$ of the tower; find length of the ladder.
Answer
Given that the ladder makes an angle of $30^\circ $ with the ground and reaches up to a height of $15\ m$ of the tower which is shown in the figure below:

Suppose the length of the ladder is $ x\ m$
From the figure
$\frac{15}{x}=\sin 30^{\circ} \ldots\left[\because \frac{\text { Perp. }}{\text { Hypot. }}=\sin \right]$
$\frac{15}{x}=\frac{1}{2}$
$x = 30\ m$
Therefore the length of the ladder is $30\ m.$
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Question 184 Marks
In the given figure$, \angle B = 60^\circ , AB = 16 \ cm$ and $BC = 23 \ cm,$Calculate $: (i)\ BE, \ (ii)\ AC$
Answer
In $\triangle \text{ABE},$
$\sin 60^{\circ}=\frac{ AE }{ AB }$
$\Rightarrow \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\frac{ AE }{16}$
$\Rightarrow AE =\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \times 16$
$=8 \sqrt{3} \ cm $
$(i)$ In $\triangle \text{ABE},$
$m\angle AEB = 90^\circ$
$\therefore$ By Pythagoras Theorem, we get
$BE^2 = AB^2 - AE^2$
$\Rightarrow BE^2 = (16)^2 - (8\sqrt3)^2$
$\Rightarrow BE^2 = 256 - 192$
$\Rightarrow BE^2 = 64$
$\Rightarrow BE = 8 \ cm$
$(ii) \ EC = BC - BE = 23 - 8 = 15$
In $\triangle \text{AEC},$
$m\angle \text{AEC} = 90^\circ$
$\therefore$ By Pythagoras Theorem, we get
$AC^2 = AE^2+ EC^2$
$\Rightarrow AC^2 = (8\sqrt3)^2 + (15)^2$
$\Rightarrow AC^2 = 192 + 225$
$\Rightarrow AC^2 = 417$
$\Rightarrow AC = 20. 42 \ cm$
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