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Top of a building was observed at an angle of elevation `alpha` from a point. Which is at distance 'd' meters from the foot of the building. Which trigonometrical ratio should be considered for finding height of buildings?

A

`tan alpha`

B

`sin alpha`

C

`cos alpha`

D

`sec alpha`

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