Heights & Distances – Quantitative Aptitude Notes

In this topic, we deal with scenarios where a right-angled triangle is formed, with height on one side and distance on the other side. The third side is hypotenuse.

Thus, basic trigonometry and right-angled triangle geometry are needed to solve these questions.

Trigonometric Formulae:

sinθ = O/H          cosθ = H/O

cosecθ = A/H      secθ = H/A

tanθ = O/A          cotθ = A/O

Trigonometric Identities:

sin²θ + cos²θ = 1

1 + tan²θ = sec²θ

1 + cot²θ = cosec²θ

Trigonometric Values