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A statue stands on the top of a tall pedestal. From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is and from the same point, the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is Find the height (in ) of the statue. (Use )

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A sphere with centre sits atop a pole as shown in the figure. An observer on the ground is at a distance from the foot of the pole. She notes that the angles of elevation from the observer to points and on the sphere are and , respectively. Then, the radius of the sphere in meters is

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A ladder long is leaning against a vertical wall. It makes an angle of with the ground. How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?

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X is tall and he notices that he casts a shadow that is long. He then measures that the shadow cast by his school building is long. How tall is the building?

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