If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points at a distance of 4 m and 9 m from the base of the tower in the same straight line with it are complementary, find the height of the tower.
Let be the height of tower is meters.
Given that angle of elevation are $\angle B=90^{\circ}-\theta$ and $\angle D=\theta$ and also $C D=4 \mathrm{~m}$ and $B C=9 \mathrm{~m}$.
Here we have to find height of tower.
So we use trigonometric ratios.
In a triangle,
$\tan \theta=\frac{h}{4}$
Again in a triangle ,
$\Rightarrow \tan \left(90^{\prime}-\theta\right)=\frac{A C}{B C}$
$\Rightarrow \cot \theta=\frac{h}{9}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{1}{\tan \theta}=\frac{h}{9}$
Put $\tan \theta=\frac{h}{4}$
$\Rightarrow \frac{4}{h}=\frac{h}{9}$
$\Rightarrow h^{2}=36$
$\Rightarrow h=6$
Hence height of tower is meters.