If a flag-staff of 6 m height placed on the top of a tower throws a shadow of 2 3 m along the ground, then what is the angle that the sun makes with the ground?

NDA 2018 Mathematics question

If a flag-staff of 6 m height placed on the top of a tower throws a shadow of m along the ground, then what is the angle that the sun makes with the ground?

(A)Correct
(B)
(C)
(D)

Answer: (A)

Solution

The rays through the top and the bottom of the flag-staff are parallel, so the 6 m flag-staff and its

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