SOLUTION: A 2 ft vertical post casts a 16 inch shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 120 ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone tower?
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Question 939516: A 2 ft vertical post casts a 16 inch shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 120 ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone tower? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A 2 ft vertical post casts a 16 inch shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 120 ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone tower?
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Use a proportion::
tower/shadow = post/shadow
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16 in = 16/12 ft = 4/3 ft
t/120 ft = 2 ft/(4/3)ft
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t = 120[6/4] = 180 ft (tower's height)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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