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A pole 6m high costs a shadow 23m long on the ground then find the sun's elevation..

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Given height of pole =6m
length of shadow =23m
Let 'θ ' be elevation. of sum then
tanθ =ABBC=623
tanθ=3
tanθ=tanπ3
then θ=π3
Angle of elevation of sum is 60.

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