The image shows the top views of an L shaped sculpture resting on a planar ground. When light falls on it at an angle of 45 degrees from the ground in the directions marked as an arrow in the image, the corresponding shadows are formed on the ground. Which of the options is this sculpture?
The objective is to identify which of the given L-shaped sculptures, when light falls on it at a 45-degree angle, will cast the specified shadow. To solve this, consider the following:
1. **Understanding light and shadows:** A light source at a 45-degree angle will cast a shadow that extends horizontally the same distance as the vertical height of the object. Therefore, each vertical segment of the sculpture will produce a shadow of equal length extending horizontally.
2. **Analyzing the sculpture shapes:** Examine each option's structure and determine how the light will interact with the L-shape. The arrangement of vertical and horizontal components in the sculpture defines the shadow pattern.
3. **Option Analysis:**
This option's shape doesn't align with the expected shadow pattern when considering the 45-degree angle.
Similarly, this shape cannot produce the specified shadow due to misalignment.
This option fails to match the required shadow shape.
The configuration of this sculpture properly corresponds with the shadow projected under a light source at a 45-degree angle.
By applying the understanding of light-sculpture interactions and verifying each option's compatibility with the expected shadow pattern, the correct answer is the last option, which precisely fits the shadow alignment generated by the given lighting conditions.
