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From the top of a pillar of height 20 m, the angles of elevation and depression of the top and bottom of another pillar are 30° and 45° respectively. The height of the second pillar (in metres) is :
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Let AB and CD be two pillars.
Draw a line from A to meet CD at point E, AE = x

In triangle ADE,
In triangle ACE,
The total height of the second pillar is,
CD = ED + CE
Hence, option 4 is the correct option.
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Based on this information, answer the following questions:
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(a) 25 m
(b) 36 m
(c) m
(d) m31. The location of the point of observation is:
(a) 25 m from P1
(b) 25 m from P2
(c) m from P1
(d) m from P232. If a hook is fixed at the point of observation and strings are tied from the hook to the tops of both the towers, then the total length of string required is:
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(d) 136.6 m33. If a flagstaff is to be erected atop pillar P2 such that the angle of elevation of its top from the point of observation is 45°, then the height of the flagstaff must be:
(a) m
(b) 50 m
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