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A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angles elevation of the top of a tree standing on opposite bank is 60°. When he moves 30 m away from the bank, he finds the angle of elevation to be 30°. Find the height of the tree and width of the river. [Take = 1732]


AB Height of free (x m) (ray)


AC Width of river (x m)


DC 30 cm


Diagram


In ΔACB



...(1)


In Δ ABD




30 + x =


…(2)


from eq. (1) & (2)






Substitute



Height of free = 25.98 m


and Width of river = 15 m


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