Atelephone pole casts a shadow that is 34 m long. find the height of the telephone pole if a statue that is 36 cm tall casts a shadow 77 cm long.
telephone pole
a. 72.7 m
b. 14.4 m
c. 15.9 m
d. 71.2 m

C. 15.9 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the height of the telephone pole,

Since, the length of the shadow of pole is 34 m,

So, the ratio of the height of the pole and its shadow = ,

Also, the statue is of 36 cm tall casts a shadow 77 cm long,

Thus, the ratio of the height of pole =

At the same time,

The ratio of height with shadow is same for all objects.

Hence, the height of the telephone pole is 15.9 m.

Option 'C' is correct.

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