Mathematics · Heights and Distances
A flagstaff 20 m long standing on a pillar 10 m high subtends an angle tan -1 (0.5) at a point P on the ground. If x is the distance of P from the bottom of the pillar, then consider the following statements: 1. x can take two values which are in the ratio 1 : 3 2. x can be equal to the height of the flagstaff Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- 1Neither 1 nor 2
- 2Both 1 and 2
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1 only
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