document.write( "Question 317214: a vertical pole of height 5.60m casts a shadow of lenght 3.20m on the horizontal
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document.write( "earth surface,under the similar conditions and at the same time,find
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document.write( "1-the length of the shadow,cast by another vertical pole of height 10.5 metre
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document.write( "2-the vertical height of the pole which cast a shadow of length 5 metre \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #227180 by checkley77(12844)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5.6/3.2=10.5/x cross multiply. \n" ); document.write( "5.6x=3.2*10.5 \n" ); document.write( "5.6x=33.6 \n" ); document.write( "x=33.6/5.6 \n" ); document.write( "x=6 meters. \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "5.6/3.2=x/5 \n" ); document.write( "3.2x=5.6*5 \n" ); document.write( "3.2x=28 \n" ); document.write( "x=28/3.2 \n" ); document.write( "x=8.75 mwters. \n" ); document.write( " |