A 1.5 m tall boy is standing at some distance from a 30 m tall building. The angle of elevation from his eyes to the top of the building increases from 30° to 60° as he walks towards the building. Find the distance he walked towards the building

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

According to the question:

p = 30 – 1.5 = 28.5 m,

Angle of elevation in first case = 30°

And

Angle of elevation, in second case = 60°.

Difference between bases in the first case and second case will give the distance covered by the boy.

1st case:

b = 28.5

2^nd case:

Hence, the distance covered by boy:

= 28.5

= 19