A building 56 ft high casts a 196-ft shadow. Sarah casts a 14-ft shadow. The triangle formed by the building and its shadow is s

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lesya [120]

2 years ago

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A building 56 ft high casts a 196-ft shadow. Sarah casts a 14-ft shadow. The triangle formed by the building and its shadow is s

imilar to the triangle formed by Sarah and her shadow. How tall is Sarah?

Mathematics

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tatiyna · Answer 1 · 2022-09-10T20:31:21+03:00

tatiyna2 years ago

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We have 2 similar triangles here so the corresponding sides are in the smae ratio.:-

So if h is Sally's height we have

56 / h = 196 / 14

h = (56*14) / 196 = 4 feet