Two men are on opposite sides of a tower. They measure the angles of elevation of the top of the tower as 30° and 45°, respectively. If the height of the tower is 60 m, find the distance between the two men. (Take √3 = 1.73)

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Two men are on opposite sides of a tower. They measure the angles of elevation of the top of the tower as 30° and 45°, respectively. If the height of the tower is 60 m, find the distance between the two men. (Take √3 = 1.73)

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Two men are on opposite sides of a tower. They measure the angles of elevation of the top of the tower as 30° and 45°, respectively. If the height of the tower is 60 m, find the distance between the two men. (Take √3 = 1.73)
1). 164 m
2). 160 m
3). 154 m
4). 159 m

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Answered by SHIWANSH TIWARI on 2022-03-07 12:43:48 | Votes 0 | # | Last Updated: 2022-09-27 08:12:23

Let the positions of the two men are

A

and

B

. Let

P Q

represent the tower.

∠ Q A P = 3 0^{o}

and

∠ Q B P = 4 5^{o Join Telegram Group (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});}

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