Question

A 15M HIGH TOWER CASTS A SHADOW 24 M LONG AT A CERTAIN TIME AND AT THE SAME TIME A TELEPHONE POLE CASTS A SHADOW 16 M LONG .FIND THE HEIGHT OF THE TELEPHONE POLE .

Answer 1

the height of the telephone pole will be 10m long

Answer 2

Answer

Let BC = 15m be the tower and its shadow AB is 24m. Again, let EF = h be telephone pole and DE = 16m be its shadow.