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Using the information given in the following figure, the measurement of AE is :

  1. 20 cm

  2. 10 cm

  3. 6236\dfrac{2}{3} cm

  4. 20320\sqrt{3} cm

Using the information given in the following figure, the measurement of AE is : Heights and Distances, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 10.

Heights & Distances

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Answer

We know that,

tan θ = PerpendicularBase\dfrac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{Base}}

From figure,

In △ ABC,

⇒ tan 60° = ABBC\dfrac{AB}{BC}

3=20BC\sqrt{3} = \dfrac{20}{BC}

⇒ BC = 203\dfrac{20}{\sqrt{3}} cm.

In rectangle BCDE,

Opposite sides of rectangle are equal.

∴ DE = BC = 203\dfrac{20}{\sqrt{3}} cm

From figure,

In △ AED,

⇒ tan 30° = AEDE\dfrac{AE}{DE}

13=AE203\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}} = \dfrac{AE}{\dfrac{20}{\sqrt{3}}}

⇒ AE = 13×203=203=623\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \times \dfrac{20}{\sqrt{3}} = \dfrac{20}{3} = 6\dfrac{2}{3} cm.

Hence, Option 3 is the correct option.

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