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An observer at an anti air craft post A identifies an enemy aircraft due East of his post at an angle of elevation of `60^@`. At the same instant a detection post D 4kms south of A reports the aircraft at an elevation of `30^@`. Calculate the altitude at which the plane is flying.

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`sqrt(6)` km
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