The communities of Wood Town and Green Village live in a valley. Communication between the two communities is enhanced by a repeater station on the summit of a nearby mountain. It is known that the angles of depression from the repeater station to Wood Town and Green Village are 44.6° and 58.2°, respectively. Also, the horizontal distances from the repeater to Wood Town and Green Village are 1.35 km and 1.04 km, respectively. a Find the vertical height, to the nearest metre, between the repeater station and: i Wood Town ii Green Village. b Find the difference in height between the two communities, to the nearest metre.
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The communities of Wood Town and Green Village live in a valley. Communication between the two communities is enhanced by a repeater station on the summit of a nearby mountain. It is known that the
a Find the vertical height, to the nearest metre,
between the repeater station and:
i Wood Town ii Green Village.
b Find the difference in height between the two communities, to the nearest metre.
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