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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower standing on a ho
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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower standing on a horizontal plane from two points on a line passing through the foot of the tower at distances a and b respectively are complementary angles. If the. line joining the two points subtend an angle at the top of the tower then h = ______ and sin = _______

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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower standing on a horizontal plane from two points on a line passing through the foot of the tower at distances a and b respectively are complementary angles. If the. line joining the two points subtend an angle at the top of the tower then h = ______ and sin = _______
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h = , sin = a - b/a + b
h = a tan = b cot
= ab
Also = b/ a, - = +
= - 2 sin = cos 2 or sin = where = = b/a 
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The angles of elevation of the top of a tower standing on a horizontal plane from two points on a line passing through the foot of the tower at distances a and b respectively are complementary angles. If the. line joining the two points subtend an angle at the top of the tower then h = ______ and sin = _______
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