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(a) A radio station tower was built in two sections. From a point 870m from the base of the tower, the angle of elevation of...

(a) A radio station tower was built in two sections. From a point 870m from the base of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the first section is 25⁰ and the angle of elevation of the top of the second section is 40⁰. What is the height of the top section of the tower?

(b)Two vertical poles on horizontal ground are 60m apart. The shorter pole is 3m high. The angle of depression of the top of the shorter pole from the top of the longer pole is 20⁰. Using scale drawing, find the length of the longer pole.

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maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 27, 2019 at 14:32

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