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The shadow of a tower standing on a level plane is found to be 50 m longer when the sun's altitude is 30° than when it is 60°. Find the height of the tower.

20 √3 m
25/ √3 m
25 √3 m
20 √3 m

Correct Answer: 25 √3 m

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