A 1.2m tall girl spots a balloon moving with the wind in a horizontal line at a height of 88.2 m from the ground.

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asked Feb 6, 2018 in Mathematics by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 437 1374

A 1.2m 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 60º. After some time. the angle of elevation reduces to 30º (Fig. 11.38). Find the distance travelled by the balloon during the interval.

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answered Feb 6, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 26
 
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Let,A and ,B be two positions of the balloon and C be the point of observation. (eyes of the girl)

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