SOLUTION: a vertical pole of height 5.60m casts a shadow of lenght 3.20m on the horizontal
earth surface,under the similar conditions and at the same time,find
1-the length of the shadow,c
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Question 317214: a vertical pole of height 5.60m casts a shadow of lenght 3.20m on the horizontal
earth surface,under the similar conditions and at the same time,find
1-the length of the shadow,cast by another vertical pole of height 10.5 metre
2-the vertical height of the pole which cast a shadow of length 5 metre
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5.6/3.2=10.5/x cross multiply.
5.6x=3.2*10.5
5.6x=33.6
x=33.6/5.6
x=6 meters.
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5.6/3.2=x/5
3.2x=5.6*5
3.2x=28
x=28/3.2
x=8.75 mwters.
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