A street light bulb is fixed on a pole 6m above the level of the street. If a women of height 1.5m casts a shadow of 3m, find ho

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Scilla [17]

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A street light bulb is fixed on a pole 6m above the level of the street. If a women of height 1.5m casts a shadow of 3m, find ho

w far is she away from the base of the pole

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Evgesh-ka [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-05T05:53:12+03:00

Evgesh-ka [11]3 years ago

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The woman's shadow length is 2 times her height, so her distance from the light is 2 times the difference in height between her and the light bulb.

2×(6 m - 1.5 m) = 9 m

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