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A tower is built in a river of width 80 metres. One sees the top of the river at an elevation of `55^circ` and`65^circ`. from either banks of the river.
a) Draw a figure using the given measurements.
b) Find the height of tower
c) Find the distances to either banks from the foot of the tower.
[tan `55^circ`=1.43 , tan `65^circ`=2.14]

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