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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

`(2ahsqrt(3))/(h^(2)-3a^(2))`

B

`(2ahsqrt(3))/(3h^(2)-a^(2))`

C

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

D

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

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