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If the angle of elevation of the sun is 45°, the length of the shadow of a vertical pole is:
- aequal to its height
- btwice its height
- chalf its height
- d√3 times its height
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
equal to its height
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Explanation
tan 45° = 1, so height ÷ shadow = 1.
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