A vertical pole of length 6 m casts a shadow 4 m long on the ground and at the same timea tower casts a shadow 28 m long. Find the height of the tower

Let AB and CD be a tower and a pole respectively

And, the shadow of BE and DF be the shadow of AB and CD respectively



At the same time, the light rays from the sun will fall on the tower and the pole at the same angle


Therefore,


DCF = BAE


And,


DFC = BEA


CDF = ABE (Tower and pole are vertical to the ground)


ΔABE ΔCDF (AAA similarity)




AB = 42 m


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