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A person, standing on the bank of a river, observes that the angle subtended by a tree on the opposite bank is `60^0dot` When he retreates 20m from the bank, he finds the angle to be `30^0dot` Find the height of the tree and the breadth of the river.

A

`17.32, 10m`

B

`17.32, 200 m`

C

`15,100m`

D

None of these.

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