An electric pole is 10 metres high. If its shadow is 10root3 metres in length, find the elevation of the Sun

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Solution

tan( angle of elevation of sun) = Opposite Side / Adjacent Side

Here opposite side is electric pole and adjacent side is shadow. Therefore

tan theta = 10/10root3

= 1/root3

We know that tan 30 = 1/root3

= 30degrees

therefore angle of elevation of sun is 30 degrees.

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An electric pole is 10 metres high. If its shadow is 10root3 metres in length, find the elevation of the Sun

tan( angle of elevation of sun) = Opposite Side / Adjacent Side Here opposite side is electric pole and adjacent side is shadow. Therefore tan theta = 10/10root3 = 1/root3 We know that tan 30 = 1/root3 = 30degrees therefore angle of elevation of sun is 30 degrees.

tan( angle of elevation of sun) = Opposite Side / Adjacent Side

Here opposite side is electric pole and adjacent side is shadow. Therefore

tan theta = 10/10root3

= 1/root3

We know that tan 30 = 1/root3

= 30degrees

therefore angle of elevation of sun is 30 degrees.