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A man observes that when he moves up a distance `c` metres on a slope, the angle of depression of a point on the horizontal plane from the base of the slope is `30^0,` and when he moves up further a distance `c` metres, the angle of depression of that point is `45^0dot` The angle of inclination of the slope with the horizontal is.

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To solve the problem step by step, we will analyze the situation described and use trigonometric relationships to find the angle of inclination of the slope. ### Step 1: Understand the scenario The man moves up a slope and observes two angles of depression to a point on the horizontal plane. The first angle of depression is \(30^\circ\) when he is at point \(Q\) after moving \(c\) meters up the slope, and the second angle of depression is \(45^\circ\) when he moves up another \(c\) meters to point \(R\). ### Step 2: Set up the triangle Let: - \(P\) be the base of the slope, ...
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