Question

if the hieght and shadow of a man are the same ,then the angle of elevation of the sun is? wat does that mean ? is the answer 45 degree?

Answer 1

if the height and the shadow of a man is equal then the ratio of opposite side of the angle and the adjacent side is 1 . we know that tan theta = oppside / adj side.therefore if tan theta is 1 theta will be 45 degrees.so angle of elevation of sun is 45 degrees.