Asked by margoth

marcel is standing 5 meters away from a street light. he is 2 meters tall and the light is 6 meters high. how long is marcel's shadow?
Answered by Reiny
I am sure you made a sketch.

Let the length of his shadow be x
By similar triangles.....
x/2 = (x+5)/6
6x = 2x+10

carry on
Answered by Mica binay
My module
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