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The slope of a hill makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal of 500 m has to be walked to reach the top, then the height of the hill is


Let Slope of the hill is h, Height of the Hill is . Angle of elevation is ∠BAC = 60o.


Given, AB = 500m






BC = 250√3

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