By Poonam

Verified by Ajay Kumar

If a 16 metres long rope is stretched from the ground to the top of the house such that the rope makes an angle of 30° with the ground, then find the height of the house.

  1. 8 metres

  2. (16/√3) metres

  3. 3 metres

  4. 16 metres

Answer: A

Solution

The rope is the hypotenuse. Height = 16 × sin 30° = 16 × 1/2 = 8 metres.

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