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The angle of elevation of the top of a tower 30 m high from the foot of another tower in the same plane is `60^(@)` and the angle of elevation of the top of the second tower from the foot of the first tower is `30^(@)`. Find the distance between the two and also the height of the tower.

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To solve the problem step by step, we will break it down into manageable parts. ### Step 1: Understand the problem and draw a diagram We have two towers, one with a height of 30 m and the other whose height we need to find. The angles of elevation from the foot of one tower to the top of the other are given as 60° and 30° respectively. ### Step 2: Label the points Let: - A be the foot of the first tower. ...
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