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A street lamp is find on a pole 6 metre above the level of the street. If a women of height 1.5 metre casts a shadow of 3 metre, find how far she is away from the base of the pole.

Posted by Chehak Kohli 4 years, 6 months ago

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Chehak Kohli 4 years, 6 months ago

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Khushi Gehlot 4 years, 6 months ago

Answer- 9m By the AA simailarity criteria both the triangles aare similar so 6/1.5 = 3+x/3 (where x is the distance between the base of pole and women) 4 = 3+x/3 3+x= 3×4 3+x=12 X=12-3 X=9 m

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