Question

A 5 m 60 cm high vertical pole casts a shadow 3 m 20 cm long. Find at the same time 

(i) the length of the shadow cast by another pole 10 m 50 cm high 

(ii) the height of a pole which casts a shadow 5 m long.

Answer 1

Answer: x₁ = 5.6, x₂ = 10.5 and x₃ = ?
y₁ = 3.2, y₂ = ? and y₃ = 5