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Two stations due south of a leaning tower which leans towards the north are at distances `aa n db` from its foot. If `alphabeta` be the elevations of the top of the tower from these stations, prove that its inclination `theta` to the horizontal is given by `cottheta=(bcotalpha-acotbeta)/(b-a)`

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