SOLUTION: The length of the shadow of a building is 2 feet more than 2/3 the height of the building and it is also 12 feet less than the height. How high is the building?

Question 105635: The length of the shadow of a building is 2 feet more than 2/3 the height of the building and it is also 12 feet less than the height. How high is the building?
Answer by HyperBrain(694) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=the height of the building
____y=the length of the shadow

IF The length of the shadow of a building is 2 feet more than 2/3 the height of the building...

Also,

IF it is also 12 feet less than the height...

Since and , Then,

Since x= height of the building...

Therefore, the height of the building is 42 ft.

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