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Question
A person is standing at a distance of 50 m from a temple looking at its top. The angle of elevation is 45°. Find the height of the temple.
Solution
tanθ = `("AB")/("BC")`
tan45° = `("AB")/50`
1 = `"h"/50`
1 × 50 = h
h = 50 m
The height of the temple is 50 m.
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