An office building casts a shadow that is 55 m long. At the exact same time, a 5 m tree casts a shadow that is 1.1 m long. Use similar triangle ratios, to calculate the height of the office building.
3 answers
Height of office building = (55 m * 5 m) / 1.1 m = 500 m
The robot tutor once again is wrong !!
An apartment building 500 m high? The World Trade Centre was only 415 m
correct answer
h/55 = 5/1.1
h = 55(5/1.1) = 250 m , even that is quite high
An apartment building 500 m high? The World Trade Centre was only 415 m
correct answer
h/55 = 5/1.1
h = 55(5/1.1) = 250 m , even that is quite high
H= 55(5/1.1) = 250 m I think.