Question

An electric pole casts shadow of length 20 m at a time when a tree 6 m high casts a shadow of length 8 m. Find the height of the pole?

Answer 1

As given in hint we use it. Let the height of the pole be x then
X/20=6/8 => 8*x=20*6 => 8x=120 => x=15
.height of the pole is 15m