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The angle of depression of a car, standing on the ground, from the top of a 75 m tower, is 30°. The distance of the car from the base of the tower (in metres) is


Here AB is the tower of height 75m forming angle of depression = 30°


∴ Angle of elevation is 90° - 30° = 60°


tan 60° =


√3 =


x = ×


x =25 √3

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