Question

An electric pole, 12 metres high, casts a shadow of 20 metres. Find the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 15 metres under similar conditions.​

Answer 1

Answer:

To Find :

find the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 20 metres under similar conditions

Solution:

We are given that An electric pole 16 metres high casts a shadow of 12 metres

Height of pole = 16 m

Height of shadow = 12 m

We are supposed to find the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 20 metres under similar conditions

Let x be the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 20 metres

So, 16/12=x/12

16/12*12=x

16 = x

So,the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 20 metres is 16 m