A statue standing on a column subtends equal angles $α$ at two points which are at a distance of 18 m. and 22 m. from the column. If $t a n α = \frac{1}{10}$ , find the height of the column and the statue.

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The height of column = 18 metres and height of the statue = 4 metres.

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A statue standing on a column subtends equal angles α at two points which are at a distance of 18 m. and 22 m. from the column. If tanα=110, find the height of the column and the statue.

The height of column = 18 metres and height of the statue = 4 metres.

A statue standing on a column subtends equal angles $α$ at two points which are at a distance of 18 m. and 22 m. from the column. If $t a n α = \frac{1}{10}$ , find the height of the column and the statue.