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Problem 42P
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Two towers, A and B, standing
vertically on
appear in a vertical aerial photograph as
shown in the figure.
horizontal ground,
a
[2 Marks]
B
A
The length of the image of the tower A
on the photograph is 1.5 cm and of the
tower B is 2.0 cm. The distance of the
top of the tower A (as shown by the
arrow head) is 4.0 cm and the distance
of the top of the tower B is 6.0 cm, as
measured from the principal point p of
the photograph. If the height of the
tower B is 80 m, the height (in meters)
of the tower A is
Transcribed Image Text:Two towers, A and B, standing vertically on appear in a vertical aerial photograph as shown in the figure. horizontal ground, a [2 Marks] B A The length of the image of the tower A on the photograph is 1.5 cm and of the tower B is 2.0 cm. The distance of the top of the tower A (as shown by the arrow head) is 4.0 cm and the distance of the top of the tower B is 6.0 cm, as measured from the principal point p of the photograph. If the height of the tower B is 80 m, the height (in meters) of the tower A is
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