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A tree stands vertically on a hill side which makes an angle of `15^(@)` with the horizontal. From a point on the ground `35m`. Down the hill from the base of the tree, the angle of elevation of the top of the tree is `60^(@)`. Find the height of the tree.

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`35sqrt(2)m`
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