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At the foot of the mountain the elevation of its summit is 45o; after ascending 1000mtowards the mountain up a slope of 30oinclination, the elevation is found to be 60o.The height of the mountain is a+1b km. Then find the value of a+b. (where a,b are prime number.)

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LetP be the summit of the mountain and Q be the foot. Let A be the first position and B the second position of observation. BN and BM are perpendicular 's from B to PQ and AQ, respectively. Then, AB=1000m=1km,MAB=30o


MAP=45°,NBP=60°Now,BAP=MAPMAB=45°30°=15°APB=APNBPN=45°30°=15°ABPis isosceles andAB=BPButAB=1km,BP=1kmNowPQ=PN+NQ=PN+BM=BPsin60°+ABsin30°=1×32+1×12=3+12km

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