Question

A boy who is 1.6 m tall casts a shadow when he stands 8.1 m from a base of an electric pole. how high above the ground is the light globe?

Answer 1

Answer:
The light globe is 1.6 meters above the ground.

Step-by-step explanation:

height of light globe = height of boy x distance from light globe to base of electric pole / distance from boy to base of electric pole

Plugging in the values given in the problem, we get:

height of light globe = 1.6 m x 8.1 m / 8.1 m

This simplifies to:

height of light globe = 1.6 m