The chimney

The chimney casts a shadow 45 meters long. The one-meter-long rod standing perpendicular to the ground has a shadow 90 cm long. Calculate the height of the chimney.

Correct answer:

h =  50 m

Step-by-step explanation:

s=90 cm m=90:100  m=0.9 m t=1 m  h=45 st=45 1091=50 m



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