engineering mathematics MCQ #22

The shadow of a tower is found to be 60 m shorter when the sun's altitude changes from 30° to 60°. Find the height of the tower.

engineering mathematics MCQ #22

  1. Question 1

    Q1. The shadow of a tower is found to be 60 m shorter when the sun's altitude changes from 30° to 60°. Find the height of the tower.

    • A) 30√3 m
    • B) 51.96 m
    • C) 60√3 m
    • D) 30 m

    Answer: 51.96 m

    Explanation: Using cotangent for both angles and difference in shadows, we derive height = 51.96 m.