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a building casts a shadow that is 348 meters long at the same time a person who is 2 meters tall casts a shadow that is 6 meters long how tall is the building​

User EdG
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Answer:

The building is
116\ m high

Explanation:

we know that

Using proportion

Let

x-----> the height of the building


(2)/(6)=(x)/(348)\\ \\x=2*348/6\\ \\x=116\ m

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