Question

a pole o high casts a shadow 255 m long on the ground,
find the Sun's elevation.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The sun's elevation angle will be opposite to the side which depicts the height of the pole, and base will be the length of the shadow.

Base=2

3

m

height=6 m

tan(θ)=

2

3

6

=

3

θ=tan

−1

(

3

)

=60

0

θ being the angle of elevation.

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