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Question 16: A man standing on the line joining the two poles finds that the top of the poles make an angle of elevation of 60° and 45° respectively. After walking for sometime towards the other pole, the angles change to 30° and 60° respectively. The ratio of the height of the poles is :

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Video Explanation

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Explanatory Answer

Lets say the heights of the poles is h ₁ and h₂
After moving the angle to the first pole becomes 60 degree and to the second pole becomes 60 degree.
Now by Tan of the given angles, we can find the distances on the ground as indicated in the diagram below.


We see that
h₁ + $\frac{h_1}{\sqrt{3}}$ = $\frac{h_1}{\sqrt{3}}$ + √3 h₂
h₁ (1-$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$ ) = h₂ $\sqrt{3}$ - $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$)
$\frac{h_1(\sqrt{3}-1)}{\sqrt{3}}$ = h₂ × $\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$
So, the ratio of the heights is,
$\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2}$

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The question is "The ratio of the height of the poles is :"

Hence, the answer is, "$\frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2}$"

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