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  • 09-02-2024
  • Mathematics
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a 10 foot building casts a 4 foot shadow. How tall is a building that hosts an 18 ft shadow at the same time

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MelRUZ MelRUZ
  • 09-02-2024

Answer:

45 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a similar triangles problem.

Let x = building height with the 18' shadow

10/4 = x/18   solve for x

4x = 180

x = 180/4 = 45

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