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irga5000 [103]
3 years ago
7

Joe is 1.6m tall. His shadow is 2m long when he stands 3m from the base of a floodlight.height1.6 m2m3mWhat is the height of the

floodlight?2.4 m 2.6 m 4.0 m 4.2 m
Mathematics
1 answer:
alexdok [17]3 years ago
6 0
We are given the height of Joe which is 1.6 meters, the length of his shadow is 2 meters when he stands 3 meters from the base of the floodlight. 

First, we have to illustrate the problem. Then we can observe two right triangles formed, one is using Joe and the length of the shadow, the other is the floodlight and the sum of the distance from the base plus the length of the shadow. To determine the height of the floodlight, use ratio and proportion:

1.6 / 2 = x / (2 +3)

where x is the height of the flood light

solve for x, x = 4. Therefore, the height of the floodlight is 4 meters.
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