SOLUTION: at a certain time of day, 1,000-foot effiel tower casts a shadow 750 foot long. find the length of the shadow cast by a 250- foot nearby structure
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Question 1155442: at a certain time of day, 1,000-foot effiel tower casts a shadow 750 foot long. find the length of the shadow cast by a 250- foot nearby structure Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
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250/1000 = x/750 Using property of similar triangles
250*750/1000
length of the shadow cast by a 250- foot nearby structure =187.5 ft