Question

if a vertical pole of length 6m casts a shadow 4m long on the ground and at the same time a tower cast a shadow 28 m long, then the height of the tower is:

Answer 1

What do you think is the reason why you can not solve this?

Answer 2

its because im nt sure how to prove tht they r similar....i can use the 90 degree angle as one but wt about the other???

Answer 3

others are the other two angles because sun will be at same angle with both at a time

Answer 4

got it?

Answer 5

here the rays are all parellel to each other as sun is so far

Answer 6

To support @ksrakhilesh , that is what we call as interior angle theorem. Just be reminded about that. :))