A solar collector panel of area is tilted at an angle of to the horizontal. What is the area of its horizontal ground shadow when the sun is directly overhead at solar noon?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: The horizontal projection of a tilted planar surface is . Here and , so . **Answer: . Why not the others:** uses , assumes no tilt, and is without scaling.

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