Question

The length of aday is 3.6 what is the height of another pole whose shadow 54m long

Answer 1

Answer:

Let AB be the pole and AC be its shadow.

Let angle of elevation, ∠ACB=θ

Then, AB=2

3

m and AC=2 m.

tanθ=

AC

AB

=

2

2

3

=

3

⇒θ=60

∘

So, the angle of elevation is 60

∘

.