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Gunnar172
Gunnar172 Gunnar172
  • 04-01-2017
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when a ferris wheel cast a 20 meter shadow a man 1.8 meters tall cast a 2.4 meter shadow how tall is the ferris wheel

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Apocrophon
Apocrophon Apocrophon
  • 04-01-2017

size of man  =  length of man's shadow
size of wheel    length of wheel's shadow
\(\frac{1.8}{x} = \frac{2.4}{20} \\ 1.8*20=2.4x\\ 36=2.4x\\ x=15m\)

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