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If the altitude of the sum is at 60°, then the height of the vertical tower that will cast a shadow of length 30 m is

(a) 103 m

(b) 15 m

(c) 303 m

(d) 152 m

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Solution

Let be the height of vertical tower

Given that: altitude of sun is and shadow of length meters.

Here, we have to find the height of tower.

So we use trigonometric ratios.

In a triangle,

Hence the correct option is .


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