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A bridge across a valley is h metres long. There is a temple in the valley directly below the bridge. The angles of depression of the top of the temple from the two ends of the bridge are `alpha and beta`. Prove that the height of the bridge above the top of the temple is `(h (tan alpha tan beta))/(tan alpha + tan beta)` metres.

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