A 20 m long flagstaff stands on a tower. At a point on the level ground the angles of elevations of the foot and top of the flagstaff are 30° and 60° respectively. Find the height of the tower.

From the ∆ABC,
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Now, from the ∆DBC,
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Put value of BC from equation (i)
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Therefore, the height of the tower is 10 m.
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