Aptitude - Height and Distance - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Height and Distance - General Questions (Q.No. 6)
6.
The angle of elevation of the sun, when the length of the shadow of a tree 3 times the height of the tree, is:
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let AB be the tree and AC be its shadow.
Let 
ACB = 
.
| Then, | AC | = | 3  cot = 3 |
| AB |
= 30°.
Discussion:
62 comments Page 5 of 7.
Pranit Raj said:
6 years ago
Can also the answer be 60° If we consider tan.
Mahesh said:
8 years ago
Why cot or tan, why don't we take sine or cosine?
Dendup said:
1 decade ago
may i know how AC/AB is related to cot@??
Aravind said:
6 years ago
AB/AC=1/√3.
TANθ=30θ.
TANθ=30θ.
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ATWONGYEIRE NELBERT said:
3 months ago
Thanks all for explaining the answer.
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Aniket said:
8 years ago
We can also take tan instead of cot.
Lory said:
5 years ago
I can't understand the question yet.
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Aparna said:
1 decade ago
Why don't we consider tan 60 here?
XMP said:
1 decade ago
What is the value of AC & AB?
Baribie said:
1 decade ago
Can any one explain the question?
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