Two towers of heights 20m and 36m are built at a distance of 63 m . Find the distance between the tops of the tower

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AE=AD-ED=36m-20m                  --[But ED=BC]AE=16 mIn rt ABEBy pythagoras theoremAB2=AE2+BE2AB2=162+632AB2=256+3969AB2=4225AB=4225AB=±65         --(neglecting -ve value)AB=65 mThus the distance between the top of tower is 65 m.

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