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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

Find the height of a tower standing on a level ground whose shadow is 40 m when the Sun's altitude is 45°.

Options:

40 m

60 m

30 m

50 m

Correct Answer:

40 m

Explanation:

When the angle is 45° then the length of the shadow is equal to the height of the tower.

So, we have the length of the shadow = 40m

then the height of the tower = 40m