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An isosceles triangle of wood of base 2a and height h is placed with its base on the ground vertex directly above . The triangle faces the sun whose altitude is `30^(@)` . Then the tangent of the angle at the apex of the shadow is

A

`(2ah)/(sqrt(3))`

B

`(2sqrt(3)ah)/(3h^(2)-a^(2))`

C

`(a^(2)+h^(2))/(2sqrt(3))`

D

`(2sqrt(3)ah)/(3h^(2)+a^(2))`

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b
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