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The angle of elevation of the top of a flagpost from a point on a horizontal ground is found to be `30^(@)`. On walking 6 m towards the post, the elevation increased by `15^(@)`. Find the height of the flagpost.

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`(6)/(sqrt(3)-1)m`.
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