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Two buildings are in front of each other on a road of width 15 meters. From the top of the first building, having a height of 12 meters, the angle of elevation of the top of the second building is `30^@`. What is the height of the second building?

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Height of the second buliding is `(12+15 sqrt(3))` metre.
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