Question

In the late afternoon, a 3.5-ft child casts a 60 in shadow. The child is next to a telephone pole that casts a 50-ft shadow, forming similar triangles. How tall is the telephone pole?

Answer 1

In Similar Triangles, the lengths of the corresponding sides are in Proportion. Therefore,
`H_C/H_P=S_C/S_P rArr ((3.5)')/H_P=((60/12)')/(50')=1/10`
`:."Height of Pole="H_P=35'`.