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To find:The length of theshadow cast by the school building.
Answer to Problem 4IP
The length of school building shadow is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The height of the school building is
Calculation:
Draw the diagram.
According to similarity, the ratio of height of the school building to the mail drop box is equal to the shadow of the school building to the mail drop box.
Here
Calculate the value of
Therefore, the length of the shadow cast by the school buildingis
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