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A tower stands at the centre of a circular park . A and B are two points on the boundary of the park such that AB(=a) subtends an angle of `60^@` at the foot of the tower , and the angle of elevation of the top of the tower from A or B is `30^@`. The height of the tower is

A

`a/sqrt3`

B

`sqrt3a`

C

`(2a)/sqrt3`

D

`2sqrt3a`

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The correct Answer is:
A

Let OP be the tower of height h . In `triangleOAP` , we have
`tan 30^@=(OP)/(OA) rArr 1/sqrt3=h/a rArr h=a/sqrt3`
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