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The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from each of the vertices A, B, C of a horizontal triangle is α. The height of the hill is :

b tan α cosec B
a tan α cosec A 2
c tan α cosec C 2
None of these

Correct Answer: a tan α cosec A 2

Explanation:

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