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P and Q are respectively the base and the vertex of the tower PQ.AB is another tower which is at a certain distance apart from PQ.The height of AB is less than that of PQ and the base of AB is A.The angles of elevation of Q from A and B are respectively `60^@` and `45^@`.If AB=40m,find PQ,QA and QB.

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