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  • A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is 60°. After some time, the angle of elevation reduces to 30

14. A 1.2 m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m from the ground. The angle of elevation of the balloon from the eyes of the girl at any instant is 60°. After some time, the angle of elevation reduces to 30° (see Fig. 9.13). Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval.

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Given that,
Height of the girl is 1.2 m. The height of the balloon from the ground is 88.2 m and the angle of elevation of the balloon from the eye of the girl at any instant is (\angle ACB =60^0) and after some time \angle DCE =30^0.

Let the x distance travelled by the balloon from position A to position D during the interval.
AB = ED = 88.2 - 1.2 =87 m

Now, In triangle \Delta BCA,

\\\tan 60^0 = \sqrt{3}=\frac{AB}{BC}=\frac{87}{BC}\\ \therefore BC = 29\sqrt{3}

In triangle \Delta DCE,

\\\tan 30^0 = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}=\frac{DE}{CE}=\frac{87}{CE}\\ \therefore CE = 87\sqrt{3}

Thus, distance travelled by the balloon from position A to D

= CE - BC =87\sqrt{3}-29\sqrt{3} = 58\sqrt{3} m

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