SOLUTION: please help me solve these problem: A 15m vertical pole casts a 6m shadow . A tower casts a shadow of 100m. What is the height of the tower?

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Question 826208: please help me solve these problem:
A 15m vertical pole casts a 6m shadow . A tower casts a shadow of 100m. What is the height of the tower?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Corresponding angles are the same between each triangle formed. Similar triangles!

15%2Ft=6%2F100, where t is the tower length.