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A vertical tower sands on a horizontal plane and is surmounted by a vertical flag staff of height `hdot` At a point on the plane, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of the flag are `beta and alpha `. then height of tower equal to

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To find the height of the tower surmounted by a flagstaff, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Problem:** - Let the height of the tower be \( x \) meters. - Let the height of the flagstaff be \( h \) meters. - Let the horizontal distance from the point of observation to the base of the tower be \( y \) meters. ...
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