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Q1.

The angle of elevation of the top P of a tower from the feet of one person standing due south of the tower is 45° and from the feet of another person standing due west of the tower is 30°. If the height of the tower is 5 meters, then the distance (in meters) between the two persons is equal to

(A)
525
(B)
10
(C)
5
(D)
55
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Q2.

From the top A of a vertical wall AB of height 30 m, the angles of depression of the top P and bottom Q of a vertical tower PQ are 15∘ and 60∘ respectively, B and Q are on the same horizontal level. If C is a point on AB such that CB=PQ, then the area (in m2) of the quadrilateral BCPQ is equal to

(A)
300(3-1)
(B)
300(3+1)
(C)
600(3-1)
(D)
200(3-1)
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