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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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`(4(sqrt(3)+1))/5m`
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