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The length of shadow of a tower on the plane ground is $$\sqrt 3 $$ times the height of the tower. The angle of elevation of sun is
Answer: Option B
Let AB be tower and BC be its shadow
∴ Let AB = x
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Then}}\,BC = \sqrt 3 \times x = \sqrt 3 \,x \cr
& \therefore \tan \theta = \frac{{AB}}{{BC}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{x}{{\sqrt 3 \,x}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \tan {30^ \circ } \cr
& \therefore \theta = {30^ \circ } \cr} $$
∴ Angle of elevation of the sun$${\text{ = }}{30^ \circ }$$
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Let AB be tower and BC be its shadow
∴ Let AB = x
$$\eqalign{
& {\text{Then}}\,BC = \sqrt 3 \times x = \sqrt 3 \,x \cr
& \therefore \tan \theta = \frac{{AB}}{{BC}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{x}{{\sqrt 3 \,x}} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }} \cr
& \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \tan {30^ \circ } \cr
& \therefore \theta = {30^ \circ } \cr} $$
∴ Angle of elevation of the sun$${\text{ = }}{30^ \circ }$$
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