The top of a hill observed from the top and bottom of a building of height $h$ is at the angle of elevation $p$ and $q$ respectively. The height of the hill is

  • A
    $\frac{h \cot q}{\cot q - \cot p}$
  • B
    $\frac{h \cot p}{\cot p - \cot q}$
  • C
    $\frac{h \tan p}{\tan p - \tan q}$
  • D
    None of these

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