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At a point on a level plane, a tower subtends an angle α and a flag-staff of height a metres standing on top of the tower subtends an angle β. The height of the tower in metres is

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asinαsin(α+β)sinβ
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acosαsin(α+β)sinβ
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asinαcos(αβ)sinβ
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asinαcos(α+β)sinβ
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Solution

The correct option is B asinαcos(α+β)sinβ

tan α=hd

tan(α+β)=h+ad
tanαtan(α+β)=hh+a
tan(α+β)tanα=h+ah
tan(α+β)tanαtanα=ah
h=a tanαtan(α+β)tanα

h=asinαcosα.cosαcos(α+β)sin(α+β)cosαcos(α+β)sinα
h=a sinα cos(α+β)sinβ


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