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Find the angle of elevation of the sun when the ratio of the length of a pillar and shadow is `1:sqrt3`.

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R G PUBLICATION-SOME APPLICATION OF TRIGONOMETRY-EXERCISE
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  4. The height of a tower is 10m.What is the length of its shadow when sun...

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  5. A vertical post of height 5sqrt3m above the horizontal ground casts a ...

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  6. The ratio of the length of a pole and its shadow is1:sqrt3.The angle o...

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  8. The length of the string of a kite flying at 100 mts above the ground ...

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  9. A tree casts a shadow 4m long on the ground,when the angle of elevatio...

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  10. The length of shadow of a tower on the plane ground is sqrt3 times the...

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  11. A vertical post of height 5sqrt3m above the horizontal ground casts a ...

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  13. The angle of elevation of a post of height 55m as seen from the foot o...

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  14. A ladder 12m long is leaning on a wall.Its foot 6m away from the wall....

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  15. A ladder is kept standing at a slanting position against a wall of a h...

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  16. If the top of a temple subtends an angle of30^@ at a point on the grou...

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  17. If the top of a temple subtends an angle of60^@ at a point on the grou...

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  18. When a telephone post is broken by a strong wind,its top touches the g...

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  19. A tree of 15 m height was broken due to a heavy wind at a height of h ...

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  20. The angle of elevation of a temple is found to be 30^@ as seen from a ...

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