Answer:
5.5 ft tall
Step-by-step explanation:
The shadows cast by the pole and by the woman form <em>similar triangles</em>.
In similar triangles, corresponding sides are in the same proportion.
Thus,
18/28.8 = x/8.8
Multiply each side of the equation by 8.8
x = 8.8 × 18/28.8 = 5.5 ft
The woman is 5.5 ft tall.
Answer:
It will take 58 seconds
Step-by-step explanation:
If you have 1 kg of water in the jar, half of it will be 0.5 kg.
To vaporize half of the water (0.500 kg) the energy supply needed is
If the stove is supplying 20 kJ/s, the time its needed is
It will last at least 58 seconds to vaporize half of the water.