Heights and Distances
Given ,distance between two observer P and Q be $a$ meters. Let the height of tower be $h$ meter Let the distance between observer Q and base of tower be $x$ meter In ∆QAB , tan 65° = $h/x$ $√3$ = $h/x$ $x$ = $h/√3$ => ${√3h}/3$ ......(1) In ∆PAB , tan 45° = $h/{a+x}$ 1 = $h/{a+x}$ $h$ = $a+x$ substitute the value of $x$ from eqn (1) in above eqn. Therefore $h$ = $a+ {√3h}/3$ => $h - {√3h}/3$ = $a$ => ${3h-√3h}/3$ = $a$ => $h$ = ${3a}/{3-√3}$ => ${(3+√3)a}/2$