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If the angle of elevation of the Sun increases, the length of the shadow of a vertical pole:

Class 10Heights and DistancesTrigonometry
  • Adecreases
  • Bincreases
  • Cstays the same
  • Ddoubles

Step-by-Step Solution

Shadow = . As θ increases, tan(θ) increases, so the shadow length decreases.
Answer: A) decreases

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