SOLUTION: a lookout tower casts a shadow 200 feet long at the same time that the shadow of a 8 foot truck is 16 feet long. find the height of the tower.

Question 467165: a lookout tower casts a shadow 200 feet long at the same time that the shadow of a 8 foot truck is 16 feet long. find the height of the tower.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a lookout tower casts a shadow 200 feet long at the same time that the shadow of a 8 foot truck is 16 feet long. find the height of the tower.
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tower/shadow = truck/shadow
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t/200 = 8/16
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t = 200(1/2)
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t = 100 ft (height of the tower)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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