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CBSE2026Class Class 10 · Mathematics4 Marks · Long✅ Verified
**Case Study :** Tejas is standing at the top of a building and observes a car at an angle of depression of $30^\circ$ as it approaches the base of the building at a uniform speed. 6 seconds later, the angle of depression increases to $60^\circ$, and at that moment, the car is 25 m away from the building.
*(Figure : A is the top of the building, B is the foot; D is the first position of the car, C is the second position with CB = 25 m.)*
Based on the information given above, answer the following questions :
**(i)** What is the height of the building ? *(1 mark)*
**(ii)** What is the distance between the two positions of the car ? *(1 mark)*
**(iii) (a)** What would be the total time taken by the car to reach the foot of the building from the starting point ? *(2 marks)*
**OR**
**(iii) (b)** What is the distance of the observer from the car when it makes an angle of $60^\circ$ ? *(2 marks)*
✅ Answer & Solution
**Setting up :** Let $AB = h$ = height of the building, $B$ = foot,
$C$ = second position of the car with $BC = 25$ m and $\angle ACB = 60^\circ$,
$D$ = first position with $\angle ADB = 30^\circ$.
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### (i) Height of the building
**Step 1 — In right $\triangle ABC$, use $\tan 60^\circ$.**
$$\tan 60^\circ = \frac{AB}{BC} = \frac{h}{25}$$