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To calculate:The height of tower when the shadow is
Answer to Problem 2E
The height of tower is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Shadow of Tower
Height of mailbox
Shadow of mailbox
Calculation:
Let the height of Towerbe
Height to Shadowfractionsare as follows:
Fraction of mailbox
Fraction of Tower
Since, the height to shadow fractions are for the same time, comparing both the fractions−
Solving the above equation, we have:
Thus, the height of Tower is
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