Choose the correct answer of the following question:

Question:

Choose the correct answer of the following question:

If the height of a vertical pole is equal to the length of its shadow on the ground, the angle of elevation of the sun is

(a) 0°                         (b) 30°                         (c) 45°                         (d) 60°   

 

Solution:

Let AB represents the vertical pole and BC represents the shadow on the ground and θ represents angle of elevation the sun.

In $\triangle \mathrm{ABC}$,

$\tan \theta=\frac{\mathrm{AB}}{\mathrm{BC}}$

$\Rightarrow \tan \theta=\frac{x}{x} \quad(\mathrm{As}$, the height of the pole, $\mathrm{AB}=$ the length of the shadow, $\mathrm{BC}=x)$

$\Rightarrow \tan \theta=1$

$\Rightarrow \tan \theta=\tan 45^{\circ}$

$\therefore \theta=45^{\circ}$

Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

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