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The angle of elevation of the top of the tower as observed from a point on the ground is
α
\alpha
α
and on moving 'a' metres towards the tower, the angle of elevation becomes
β
\beta
β
. Prove that the height of the tower is
a
tan
α
tan
β
tan
β
−
tan
α
\frac{a\tan\alpha \tan\beta}{\tan\beta - \tan\alpha}
t
a
n
β
−
t
a
n
α
a
t
a
n
α
t
a
n
β
.
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