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A man standing due south of a tower on a horizontal plane through its foot finds the elevation of the top of the tower to be
54
∘
16
′
54^\circ 16'
5
4
∘
1
6
′
; he goes east 100 yards and finds the elevation to be then
50
∘
8
′
50^\circ 8'
5
0
∘
8
′
. Find the height of the tower.
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