SOLUTION: two masts are 20 m and 12 m high.if the line joining their tops make an angle of 35 degree with the horizontal find their distance apart

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Question 428039: two masts are 20 m and 12 m high.if the line joining their tops make an angle of 35 degree with the horizontal find their distance apart
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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the difference in height = 8 m
Tan 35 = height/base
base = 8/Tan 35
distance = 11.42 m