Question

ft. street sign make 12ft. shadow. The lamp post next to it casts a 25ft shadow. How is the lamp post?

Answer 1

h / 12 = tan θ where h is height of sign

H / 25 = tan θ where H is height of post

h / H = 12 / 25 = .48

H = h / .48 where h is the height of the post