A tree which is 4ft high is casting a shadow of length 6ft. If the shadow of a building is 15ft at the same time of the day, find the hight of the building.
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1
Answer:
10
Step-by-step explanation:
use tree and the building will be perpendicular
prove them similar and c.s.s.t 6/15×4/x cross multiple them and answer will be 10
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A person 6 feet tall casts a shadow 4 feet long. At the same time, a nearby tower casts a shadow 32 feet long. How many feet are in the height of the tower?
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The height of the building is 48 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
We can solve this by setting up a ratio comparing the height of the building to the height of the man and shadow of the building to the shadow of the man.
h
b =
height of the building
s
b
=
shadow of the building
h
m
=
height of the man
s
m
=
shadow of the man
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h
b
s
b
=
h
m
s
m
?
f
t
32
f
t
=
6
f
t
4
f
t
?
f
t
32
f
t
x
32
f
t
=
6
f
t
4
f
t
x
32
f
t
?
f
t
=
6
f
t
x
8
h
b
=
48
f
t
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