A man wishes to estimate the distance of a nearby tower from him. He stands at a point
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 26/07/2020

A man wishes to estimate the distance of a nearby tower from him. He stands at a point A in front of the tower C and spots a very distant object O in line with AC. He then walks perpendicualr to AC upto B, a distaance of 100m and looks at O and C again. Since O is very distant, the direction of BO is practically the same  as AO, but he finds the line of sight of C shifted from the original line of sight by an angle `theta  = 40^@ ( theta "is known as parallax").` Estimate the distance fo the tower C from his original position A.