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Two men on either side of a tower metres high observe the angle of elevation of the top of the tower to be and respectively. Find the distance between the two men.

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Let the distance of the first man from the foot of the tower be x.
Let the distance of the second man from the foot of the tower be y.
Hence applying trigonometric ratios, we get


Hence

Similarly

Hence

Therefore the distance between both men will be 


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Two men on either side of a tower metres high observe the angle of elevation of the top of the tower to be and respectively. Find the distance between the two men.
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