7. From a point on the ground, the angles of elevation of the bottom and the top of a transmission tower fixed at the top of a 20 m high building are 45° and 60° respectively as shown in Figure 3. Find the height of the transmission tower.

Answer:
Let DC be the tower and BC be the building. Then,
∠CAB=45
o
,∠DAB=60
o
,BC=20 m
Let height of the tower, DC=h m.
In right △ABC,
tan45 o = AB/BC
1=20/AB
AB=20m
In right∆ABD,
tan 60°=BD/AB
√3=h+20/20
h=20(√3-1)m