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Consider a cubical hall ABCDPQRS with each side 20 m and base as ABCD. If G is the center of the wall BCRQ and T is the midpoint of the side AB, then the angle of elevation of G at the point T is
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Options:
  • A sin-113
  • B cos-113
  • C tan-113
  • D cot-113
Solution:
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The correct answer is: sin-113

Let H be the midpoint of BC

Since TBH=90o,

TH2=BT2+BH2=102+102=200
Also, since THG=90o,

TG2=TH2+GH2=200+100=300
Let θ be the required angle of elevation of G at T.
Then, sinθ=GHTG=10103=13
θ=sin-113

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