Question

A5m 60cm high vertical pole casts a shadow 3 m 20 cm long. Find at the same time
(i) the length of the shadow cast by another pole 10 m 50 cmn high (ii) the height of a
pole which casts a shadow 5m long,​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

(i)

y

1

x

!

=

y

2

x

2

⇒

3.2

5.6

=

y

2

10.5

⇒y

2

=6 cm

(ii)

y

1

x

1

=

y

3

x

3

⇒

3.2

5.6

=

5

x

3

⇒x

3

=8.75 m