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A shot is fired from a point at a distance of `200 m` from the foot of a tower `100 m` high so that it just passes over it horizontally. The direction of shot with horizontal is.

A

`75^@`

B

`60^@`

C

`30^@`

D

`45^@`

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The correct Answer is:
D
`tan theta=(4H)/(R) rArr tan theta=(4 xx 100)/(400) rArr theta=45^(@)`
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