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A bird is sitting on the top of a vertical pole 20 m high and its elevation from a point O on the ground is 45°. It flies off horizontally straight away from the point O. After one second, the elevation of the bird from O is reduced to 30°. Then the speed (in m/s) of the bird is 
MathematicsHeights and DistancesJEE MainJEE Main 2014 (06 Apr)
Options:
  • A 2 0 2
  • B 2 0 3 - 1
  • C 4 0 2 - 1
  • D 4 0 3 - 2
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 2 0 3 - 1



   AD=20 m

   AO=20tan45=201=20 m

   CB=20 m

BO=20tan30=2013=203m

  AB=BO-AO

= 2 0 3 - 2 0

=203-1m

It took 1 sec to travel distance DC.

Speed =203-1 m/sec.

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