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If a flag staff of 6 mt high placed on the top of a tower throws a shadow of `2sqrt3` mt along the ground then the angle that the Sun makes with the ground is

A

`30^(@)`

B

`45^(@)`

C

`60^(@)`

D

`75^(@)`

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