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A lamp post 3m high

A girl 1.6 m tall, stands 3.6 m from a lamp post at night. Her shadow from the light is 0.9m long. How high is the lamp post?
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A 3ft tall child is standing 9 feet from a lamp post. The lamp post is casting the childs shadow which is 8ft long. Find the
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A person 150cm tall is walking away from a lamp post at the rate of 15 meter per minute. when the man is 2.5m from the lamp
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A motorcycle is travelling at a constant acceleration in a straight line. When it passes by the first lamp post, it is
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A lamp post that is 8 ft high casts a shadow 5 ft long. How tall is the person standing beside the lamp post if his shadow is
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On a flat golf course, a golf ball lies 12m from the base of a lamp post. A golfer hits the ball with a club, giving the golf
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A boy of height 95 cm is walking away from base of a lamp post at a speed of 1.5 m/s.If the lamp post is 3.8 m above the ground,
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(It's a related rate question)A man 6ft tall walks away from a lamp post (15ft) at 5ft/sec. How fast is his shadow lengthening?
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A man is 6ft tall is standing 10 feet from the base of a lamp post. The mans shadow has a lenght of 4ft . How tal is he lamp
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The exterior of a lamp post is to be painted. The lamp post is a 14-foot tall cylinder with a diameter of 18 inches. Since the
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