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If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point
h
m
h\,\text{m}
h
m
above a lake is
α
\alpha
α
and the angle of depression of its reflection in the lake is
β
\beta
β
, prove that the height of the cloud is
h
tan
β
+
tan
α
tan
β
−
tan
α
h \frac{\tan \beta + \tan \alpha}{\tan \beta - \tan \alpha}
h
t
a
n
β
−
t
a
n
α
t
a
n
β
+
t
a
n
α
.
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