Question

a building casts a shadow 230 meters long at the same time a pole 2 meters high casts a shadow 10 meters long what is the height of the building?

Answer 1

use ratio and proportion

height of the pole/ shadow length = height of the building/ shadow length

2/10=x/230
10x= 2(230)
x= 46 meters. .

Answer 2

the height of the building is 46 meters. .

Answer 3

Thank you

Answer 4

glad to help. .