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A statue, 1.6 m tall, stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is `60o`and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is `45o`. Find the height of

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`0.8 (sqrt(3)+1)m`.
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