JAMB - Mathematics (1995 - No. 28)

A school boy lying on the ground 30m away from the foot of a water tank tower observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tank 60o. Calculate the height of the water tank.
60m
30 \(\sqrt{3}\)m
20 \(\sqrt{3}\)m
10 \(\sqrt{3}\)m

Explanation

h = 30 tan 60o

= 30\(\sqrt{3}\)

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