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Each side of a square substends an angle of `60^@` at the top of a tower h metres h metres high standing in the centre of the square . If a is the length of each side of the square , then

A

`a^(2)= 3h^(2)`

B

`3a^(2) = h^(2)`

C

`3a^(2) = 2h^(2)`

D

`2a^(2) = 3h^(2)`

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