Question

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A person and a building cast a shadow at the same time of day. The person is 5.8 feet tall in case the shadow of 3.2 feet. The building cast a shadow of 28 feet.

Find the height of the building.


round your answer to the nearest 10th of a foot.

Answer 1

50.8 feet is correct

Explanation:

test says so

Answer 2

Height of the building = 50.8 ft

Explanation:

A person and a building are casting the shadows at the same time of the day.

Triangles formed by the person and his shadow and the building and its shadow will be similar.

Therefore, corresponding sides of the similar triangles will be proportional.

`(x)/(28)=(5.8)/(3.2)`

x =
`(5.8* 28)/(3.2)`

x = 50.75

x ≈ 50.8 ft