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Choose the correct answer of the following question:

If the height of a vertical pole is equal to the length of its shadow on the ground, the angle of elevation of the sun is

(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 60° [CBSE 2014]

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Let AB represents the vertical pole and BC represents the shadow on the ground and θ represents angle of elevation the sun.

In ABC,tanθ=ABBCtanθ=xx As, the height of the pole, AB=the length of the shadow, BC=xtanθ=1tanθ=tan45° θ=45°


Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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