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A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is surmounted by a flagstaff of height 5m. From a point on the ground the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are `60^(@)` and `30^(@)` respectively. Find the height of the tower and the distance of the point from the tower. (Take `sqrt(3)=1.732`)

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