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From a point on a bridge across a river, the angles of depression of the banks on opposite sides of the river are `30o`and `45o`, respectively. If the bridge is at a height of 3 m from the banks, find the width of the river.

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Angle of depression of the banks on opposite sides of the rivers are `30^circ and 45^circ` respectively. Let us label the banks A and B. AB is width of the river. P is the point of observation. Let PD denote the height of the bridge which is given as `3m`. D is a point lying on AB so `/_PDA and /_PDB` are `90^circ` Horizontal line passing through point P is parallel to AB. So `/_PAB = 30^circ` and `/_PBA = 45^circ` as they are corresponding to the angles of depression. angle of depression from P of point A = angle of elevation of P from A. ...
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