A building with a height of 40 meters casts a shadow that is 35 meters long. A statue next to the building casts a shadow that i

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3 years ago

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s 7 meters long. How tall ls the statue ?

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vfiekz [6] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-07T06:49:38+03:00

vfiekz [6]3 years ago

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Answer:

8 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

The height of the object and its shadow length are presumed to be proportional.

object height/shadow length = S/7= 40/35

Multiplying by 7 gives ...

S = 7(40/35) = 8

The statue is 8 meters tall.