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Two poles of equal height are standing opposite to each other on the either side of the road which is 80 m wide. From a point P between them on road, the angle of elevation of the top of a pole is `60^(@)` and the angle of depression from the top of another pole at point P is `30^(@)`.
Find the heights of the poles and distances of the point P from the poles.

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`20sqrt(3)` m
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