A school boy lying on the ground 30m away from the foot of a water tank tower observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tank 60o. Calculate the...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1995 Subject: General Mathematics

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A school boy lying on the ground 30m away from the foot of a water tank tower observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tank 60o. Calculate the height of the water tank.
Answer Details
To solve this problem, we can use trigonometry. Let h be the height of the water tank, and d be the horizontal distance between the foot of the water tank tower and the position of the boy. Then, we have: tan(60°) = h / d We know that d = 30m, and tan(60°) = √3, so we can solve for h: h = d * tan(60°) h = 30m * √3 h = 30√3 m Therefore, the height of the water tank is 30√3 meters.

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