Question

a 5 m60cmhigh verticle pole caste a shadow 3m 20 cm .find at same time :the height of other pole which caste a shadow 5m long

Answer 1

5.6-3.2 5 - 2.85m 2.85m Is the answer

Answer 2

First find the tan theta which is 5.6/3.2 = tan theta. Now as we got the angle use it in another pole . Here the shadow length is 5 the height of the pole is 7/4= x/5then x =8.75m.. But this ans. Is give if we assume that son rays falling on poles from same direction .