While on a walk in the country, you pass a field of goats and chickens. After a quick count, you determine there are 38 heads an
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This is an arithmetic series, so we know, that:
Sum = (First term + Last term) * Number of terms /2
Here we have:
First term = 33
Last term = 104
Number of terms = 104 - 33 + 1 = 72
and
Sum = (First term + Last term) * Number of terms /2
Here we have:
First term = 33
Last term = 104
Number of terms = 104 - 33 + 1 = 72
and
Answer:
3 metres
Step-by-step explanation:
If we draw this out, we'll see that there are actually two similar right triangles (see attachment), which means that we can set up a proportion.
The height of the lookout tower corresponds to the height of the wooden column, while the shadow of the lookout tower corresponds to the shadow of the wooden column. We can then write:
(height of lookout tower) / (shadow of tower) = (height of column) / (shadow of column)
16 / 12 = 4 / x , where x is the shadow / unknown we want to find
Cross-multiply:
16x = 48
x = 3
The answer is thus 3 metres.
