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ɪғ ᴀ 1.5m ᴛᴀʟʟ ɢɪʀʟ sᴛᴀɴᴅs ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ 3m ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ʟᴀᴍᴘ ᴘᴏsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ ᴏғ ʟᴇɴɢᴛʜ 4.5m ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇɴ ғɪɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴍᴘ ᴘᴏsᴛ.
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Answered by itzheartbeat03
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Step-by-step explanation:

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let \: ab \: be \: the \: lamp \: post \:  : \\  \\  cd \: be \: the \: girl \:  \\  \\ and \: de \: be \: her \: shadow \\  \\ we \: have \:  \\  \\ cd = 1.5 |m|  \\  \\ ad = 3 |m|  \\  \\ de = 4.5 |m|  \\  \\ let \:  < e = thetha \\  \\ in \: triangle \: cde \\  \\ tan \: thetha =  \frac{cd}{de}  \\  \\ \implies \: tan \: thetha =  \frac{1.5}{4.5}  \\  \\ \implies \: tan \: thetha =  \frac{1}{3} ...(1) \\  \\ now \: in \: triangle \: abe \\  \\ tan \: thetha =  \frac{ab}{ae}  \\  \\ \implies \:  \frac{1}{3}  =  \frac{ab}{ad + de} (using \:  \\  \\ (1)eqn) \\  \\ \implies \:  \frac{1}{3}  =  \frac{ab}{3 + 4.5}  \\  \\ \implies \: ab =  \frac{7.5}{3}  \\  \\ ab = 2.5 |m|

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Answered by Anonymous
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Let AB be boy = 1.5m

CD be lamp = Let it be x m.

OB be shadow cast by boy = 4.5m

BD be distance between boy and lamp = 3m

Therefore

In ΔAOB,

=> tan θ = AB/OB

In ΔCOD,

=> tan θ = CD/OD = CD/(OB+BD)

∴ AB/OB = CD/(OB+BD)

=> 1.5/4.5 = CD/(4.5+3)

=> CD = 7.5/3 = 2.5m

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