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  • 16-04-2022
  • Mathematics
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A pole that is 3 m tall casts a shadow that is 1 m long. At the same time, a nearby tower casts a shadow that is 44.5 m long. How tall is the tower?

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Heather
Heather Heather
  • 16-04-2022

Answer: 1,33.5 m

Step-by-step explanation:

       We can set up a proportion to solve. I will have the length of the pole / tower on the top (numerator), and the length of the shadow on the bottom (denominator). All units will be in m.

       [tex]\frac{3}{1} =\frac{x}{44.5}[/tex]

       Now, I will cross multiply and solve for x. This will give us the height of the tower.

       x * 1 = 3 * 44.5

       x = 133.5 m

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