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  • 31-01-2020
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Two poles with different heights stand side by side. One pole is 4 meters tall, and casts a shadow that is 11 meters long. The other pole is 6 meters tall. How long is the shadow of the second pole

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  • 12-02-2020

Answer:

16.5m

Step-by-step explanation:

We attack this by forming ratios

Pole 1  = 4:11

Pole 2 = 6:x

By corss multiplication, 4x = 66

x = 66/4

x = 16.5m

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