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The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree is √3 times the height of the tree, is:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

Let height =h=h and shadow =3h=\sqrt{3}h.

tan⁡θ=h3h=13\tan\theta=\frac{h}{\sqrt{3}h}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}

So θ=30∘\theta=30^\circ.

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