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The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower standing on a horizontal plane is observed to be 45 o from a point A on the plane. Let B be the point 30 m vertically above the point A. If the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from B be 30 o , then the distance (in m) of the foot of the tower from the point A is :

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xd=tan30oxd=13d=3x{x \over d} = \tan {30^o} \Rightarrow {x \over d} = {1 \over {\sqrt 3 }} \Rightarrow d = \sqrt 3 x and x+30d=tan45o{{x + 30} \over d} = \tan {45^o} \Rightarrow d = x + 30 d=d3+30(113)d=30d = {d \over {\sqrt 3 }} + 30 \Rightarrow \left( {1 - {1 \over {\sqrt 3 }}} \right)d = 30 d=30331d=303(3+1)2=153(3+1) \Rightarrow d = {{30\sqrt 3 } \over {\sqrt 3 - 1}} \Rightarrow d = {{30\sqrt 3 (\sqrt 3 + 1)} \over 2} = 15\sqrt 3 (\sqrt 3 + 1) \Rightarrow d = 15 ( 3 + 3\sqrt 3 )

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