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blagie [28]
3 years ago
14

A person 6 feet tall standing 18 feet away from a lamppost casts a 9 foot shadow. When the same person moves 4 feet farther from

the lamppost, he will cast a shadow how long?
Mathematics
1 answer:
Len [333]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

<h2>12 feet 8 inch long cast a shadow</h2>

Step-by-step explanation:

A person 6 feet tall standing 18 feet away a lamppost cast a 9 foot shadow.

than move 4 feet than total distance is 22 feet  

According to trigonometry rule make 30 degree angle

tan\left ( 30\ \right )^{o}=\frac{p}{b}

\left ( \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \right )=\left ( \frac{x}{18+4} \right )

or

x\sqrt{3}=22

than

x=\frac{22}{\sqrt{3}}

=12feet 8 inch answer

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