Two towns A and B are 200m apart. From the top of A, the angle of elevation of the top of B is 15⁰. From...

      

Two towns A and B are 200m apart. From the top of A, the angle of elevation of the top of B is 15⁰. From the top of B,
the angle of depression of the bottom of A is 400. Find the height of A.

  

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sharon kalunda answered the question on April 29, 2019 at 10:35

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