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A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man standing at the top of the tower observes a car at an angle of depression of `30^@`, which is approaching the foot of the tower with a uniform speed. Six seconds later, the angle of depression of the car is found to be `60^@`. Find the time taken by the car to reach the foot of the tower from this point.

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To solve the problem, we will use the properties of right triangles and trigonometric ratios. Let's break down the solution step by step. ### Step 1: Define the problem Let the height of the tower be \( H \). The car is initially at point \( C \) when the angle of depression from the top of the tower (point \( P \)) is \( 30^\circ \). After 6 seconds, the angle of depression changes to \( 60^\circ \) when the car reaches point \( B \). ### Step 2: Set up the triangles From the top of the tower, we can form two right triangles: 1. Triangle \( PCQ \) (where \( C \) is the initial position of the car). ...
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