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A child stands 30 metres away from the foot of a telephone tower, sees the top of the tower at an angle of elevation `30^circ`. Stepping some distance towards the tower, sees it at an elevation of `45^circ`
a) What is the height of the tower?
b) How much distance did he walk?

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