A stop sign that is 7 feet tall casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. Find the length of the shadow casted by a nearby 63-foot tal
l building.
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Answer : The value of x and y is 8 and 10 respectively.
Step-by-step explanation :
As we known that if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal line then consecutive interior angles are supplementary.
From the given figure we conclude that:
...........(1)
............(2)
...........(3)
...........(4)
Now we adding equation 2 and 4, we get the value of x.
Now we are putting the value of x in 4, we get the value of y.
Therefore, the value of x and y is 8 and 10 respectively.