if the ratio of the height of a town and the length of it's shadow is root3:1 then what is the angle of elevation of the sun
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Let the height of tower.AB=hm
The length of shadow BC=xm
According to given question,
BC
AB
=
1
3
x
h
=
1
3
We know that,
In ΔABC,
BC
AB
=tanθ
tanθ= x/h
tanθ= 1/3
tanθ= 3
tanθ=tan60°
θ=60°
Hence, the angle of elevation is 60°
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