Mathematics
A man 1.8 m high stands at a distance of 3.6 m from a lamp post and casts a shadow of 5.4 m on the ground. Find the height of the lamp post.
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From a tower 126 m high, the angles of depression of two rocks which are in a horizontal line through the base of the tower are 16° and 12° 20'. Find the distance between the rocks if they are on
(i) the same side of the tower
(ii) the opposite sides of the tower.
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