Question

A vertical pole of a length 10 m casts a shadow 8 m long on the ground and at the same time a tower casts a shadow 32 m long
Find the height of the tower.
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Answer 1

Answer:

A vertical pole of length 6 m casts a shadow 4 m long on the ground and at the same time a tower casts a shadow 28 m long. Find the height of the tower.

ANSWER

Height of pole=AB=6 m

Length of shadow of pole =BC=4 m

Length of shadow of tower=EF=28 m

In △ABC and △DEF

∠B=∠E=90

∘

both 90

∘

as both are vertical to ground

∠C=∠F (same elevation in both the cases as both shadows are cast at the same time)

∴△ABC∼△DEF by AA similarity criterion

We know that if two triangles are similar, ratio of their sides are in proportion

So,

DE

AB

=

EF

BC

⇒

DE

6

=

28

4

⇒DE=6×7=42 m

Hence the height of the tower is 42 m

Answer 2

ratio of object and Shadow = 10:8

= 5:4

height of Tower = 32/4×5

=8×5= 40 m