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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

A. 45°

B. 30°

C. 60°

D. 90°

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Let AB be tower and BC be its shadow
∴ Let AB = x
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$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Then}}\,BC = \sqrt 3 \times x = \sqrt 3 \,x \cr & \therefore \tan \theta = \frac{{AB}}{{BC}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{x}{{\sqrt 3 \,x}} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }} \cr & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = \tan {30^ \circ } \cr & \therefore \theta = {30^ \circ } \cr} $$
∴ Angle of elevation of the sun$${\text{ = }}{30^ \circ }$$

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