Lookout tower

Calculate the height of a lookout tower forming a shadow of 36 m if at the same time a column 2.5 m high has a shadow of 1.5 m.

Correct answer:

h =  60 m

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} h:36=2.5:1.5 \\ h=36\cdot {\displaystyle \frac{2.5}{1.5}}=60\text{ m} \end{gathered}$$

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