SOLUTION: A building 65 feet tall casts a shadow 20 feet long. A person 6 feet tall is walking directly away from the building toward the edge of the building's shadow. How far from the buil
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Question 770150: A building 65 feet tall casts a shadow 20 feet long. A person 6 feet tall is walking directly away from the building toward the edge of the building's shadow. How far from the building will the person be when the person's shadow just begins to emerge from that of the building? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A building 65 feet tall casts a shadow 20 feet long. A person 6 feet tall is walking directly away from the building toward the edge of the building's shadow. How far from the building will the person be when the person's shadow just begins to emerge from that of the building?
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Draw the picture.
You have two overlapping right triangles:: buildng triangle and man trangle
(base of man triangle)/ 20 ft = 6/65
b = 1.85 feet
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Distance from the building:: 20-1.85' = 18.15 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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