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nirvana33 [79]
3 years ago
9

A pole that is 3.2m tall casts a shadow that is 1.74 m long. At the same time, a nearby tower casts a shadow that is 48.25 m lon

g. How tall is the tower? Round your answer to the nearest meter
Mathematics
1 answer:
Aleks04 [339]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: 89 meters


Step-by-step explanation:


Similar triangles have sides in proportion.


All sides of the tower's triangle are 48.25/1.74 times as long as the pole's triangle.


The tower is 3.2 × 48.25 / 1.74 = 88.7356321 m

Answer is 89 meters.

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