If a flagstaff of $6 \, m$ height placed on the top of a tower throws a shadow of $2 \sqrt{3} \, m$ along the ground,then the angle that the sun makes with the ground is

  • A
    $60^{\circ}$
  • B
    $30^{\circ}$
  • C
    $45^{\circ}$
  • D
    None of these

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