Question

A 5m 60 cm high vertical pole casts a shadow 3 m 20 cm long .find at the same time the lenghth of the shadow cast by another pole 10m50cm high

Answer 1

the shadow cast of another pole is 6m

Answer 2

let the shadow cast be x

height of pole 5.60m 10.50

length of shadow 3.20m x

This is a direct variation

=5.60*x=10.50*3.20

=>x=10.50*3.20/5.60

=>x= 6 meters

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