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Published on: August 13, 2026
Let 10 vertical poles standing at equal distances on a straight line, subtend the same angle of elevation 
at a point O on this line and all the poles are on the same side of O. If the height of the longest pole is h and the distance of the foot of the smallest pole from O is a; then the distance between two consecutive poles, is
A
B
C
D
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