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A pole of height h stands at one corner of a park of the shape of an equilateral triangle. If `alpha` is the angle which the pole subtends at the mid point of the opposite side, the length of each side of the park is

A

`sqrt(3)/2 h cot alpha`

B

`2/sqrt(3)h cot alpha`

C

`sqrt(3)/2 h tan alpha`

D

`2/sqrt(3) h tan alpha`

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