2016 · Q84
A pole stands vertically inside a triangular park AB If the angle of elevation of the top of the pole from each comer of the park is same, then in the triangle ABC, the foot of the pole is at the
Elementary MathematicsGeometry: Lines, Angles and Triangles
- ACentroid
- BCircumference
- CIncentre
- DOrthocentre
Explanation
Option 'Circumference' is an OCR slip for 'Circumcentre'. Equal angles of elevation from A, B and C mean the foot of the pole is equidistant from the three vertices. That point is the circumcentre (option B); the centroid, incentre and orthocentre are generally at different distances from the vertices.