The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from each of the vertices $A, B, C$ of a horizontal triangle is $\alpha$. The height of the hill is

  • A
    $b \tan \alpha \operatorname{cosec} B$
  • B
    $\frac{a}{2} \tan \alpha \operatorname{cosec} A$
  • C
    $\frac{c}{2} \tan \alpha \operatorname{cosec} C$
  • D
    None of these

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