Q.

The discus throw is an event in which an athlete aims to throw a discus as far as possible. The athlete spins counterclockwise one and a half times within a circle before releasing the discus. Upon release, the discus travels along a tangent to the circular path of the spin.

In the given figure, AB is one such tangent to a circle of radius 75 cm. Point O is centre of the circle and angle A B O space equals space 30 degree. space PQ is parallel to OA

Based on the above information answer the following questions:

 

(ii) Find the length of OB.

1 150 cm   
2 140  
3 130  
4 120  

Ans.

(1)

In ΔOAB, we havesin30°=OAOB12=75OBOB=150 cm