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A tower standing on a horizontal plane subtends a certain angle at a point 160 m apart from the foot of the tower. On advancing 100 m towards it, the tower is found to subtend an angle twice as before. The height of the tower is :

80 m
100 m
160 m
200 m

Correct Answer: 80 m

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