SOLUTION: when a shed is 8.8 m high cast a shadow of 7.7 m long, how long is a shadow cast by a person 1.9 m tall?
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Question 820409: when a shed is 8.8 m high cast a shadow of 7.7 m long, how long is a shadow cast by a person 1.9 m tall?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
when a shed is 8.8 m high cast a shadow of 7.7 m long, how long is a shadow cast by a person 1.9 m tall?
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shadow/object = shadow/object
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s/1.9 = 8.8/7.7
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s = 1.9(8.8/7.7)
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s = 2.1714
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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