Some Applications of Trigonometry

CBSE Class 10 Mathematics · every board question from this chapter, 2025–2025 · 12 of them repeated across years

• A 30 m long rope is tightly stretched and tied from the top of pole to the ground. If the rope makes an angle of 60° with the…2025asked 3×
• A peacock sitting on the top of a tree of height 10 m observes a snake moving on the ground. If the snake is 10 √3 m away from…2025asked 3×
• An observer 1.8 m tall stands away from a chimney at a distance of 38.2 m along the ground. The angle of elevation of top of…2025asked 3×
• A kite is flying at a height of 150 m from the ground. It is attached to a string inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal.…2025asked 2×
• Assertion: A ladder leaning against a wall, stands at a horizontal distance of 6 m from the wall. If the height of the wall up to…2025asked 3×
• A 1.5 m tall boy is walking away from the base of a lamp post which is 12 m high, at the speed of 2.5 m/sec. Find the length of…2025asked 3×
• Two ships are sailing in the sea on either side of a lighthouse. The angles of depression to the two ships as observed from the…2025asked 2×
• The angle of elevation of an airborne helicopter from a point A on the ground is 45°. After a flight of 15 seconds, the angle of…2025
• A lighthouse stands tall on a cliff by the sea, watching over ships that pass by. One day a ship is seen approaching the shore…2025asked 3×
• Passenger boarding stairs, sometimes referred to as boarding ramps, stair cars or aircraft steps, provide a mobile means to…2025asked 3×
• Amrita stood near the base of a lighthouse, gazing up at its towering height. She measured the angle of elevation to the top and…2025asked 3×
• A drone was used to facilitate movement of an ambulance on the straight highway to a point P on the ground where there was an…2025asked 3×
• The Statue of Unity situated in Gujarat is the world's largest Statue which stands over a 58 m high base. As part of the project,…2025asked 3×

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