Problem P. 4541. (May 2013)

P. 4541. How long is the shadow of a 1 m long rod, which is fixed perpendicularly to the ground at the equator,

a) at noon, on the 21-st of June;

b) 2 hours later after noon on the 21-st of June?

(5 pont)

Deadline expired on June 10, 2013.

Sorry, the solution is available only in Hungarian. Google translation

Megoldásvázlat. \(\displaystyle a)\) \(\displaystyle h_1=\tg 23{,}45^\circ=0{,}43~\rm m.\)

\(\displaystyle b)\) \(\displaystyle h_2=\sqrt{{\cos^{-2} 23{,}45^\circ\cdot \cos^{-2} 30^\circ}-1 }=0{,}76~\rm m.\)

Statistics:

65 students sent a solution.
5 points:	Bingler Arnold, Fehér Zsombor, Fekete Panna, Janzer Barnabás, Juhász Péter, Kollarics Sándor, Medek Ákos, Papp Roland, Reitz Angéla, Sal Kristóf, Szabó 928 Attila, Sztilkovics Milán.
4 points:	Alabér Ádám, Mezősi Máté.
3 points:	19 students.
2 points:	21 students.
1 point:	2 students.
0 point:	9 students.

Problems in Physics of KöMaL, May 2013