Chimney shadow height

At the same time, a vertical 2-meter pole casts a shadow of 0.85 meters. At the same time, a chimney of unknown height casts a 45 m long shadow. Determine the height of the chimney.

Final Answer:

h2 =  105.8824 m

Step-by-step explanation:

h1=2 m s1=0.85 m s2=45 m  h1:s1 = h2:s2  h2=h1 s1s2=2 0.8545=105.8824 m



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