a statue of height 6meters stands on the top of a pedestal from a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is 60° and from the same point, the angle of elevation of the pedestal ofis 30°. find the height of the pedestal
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let the height of the pedestal be h metre
and the distance of the pedestal from the point on the ground be x
tan 30°=h/x=1/√3
= x=√3h .....i
tan 60°=6+h/x=√3
= x√3=6+h
=√3(√3h)= 6+h (from eq i)
= 3h = 6+h
=3h-h= 6
=2h =6
=h=6/2=3
hence height of the pedestal is 3m
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