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2. A tower casts a shadow 7 m long. A vertical stick casts a shadow 0. 6 m long. Ifthe stick is 1. 2 m high, how high is the tower?​.

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Use ratio. Never complicate a simple problem.

The ratio of the shadow of stick : height of stick is 0.6 : 1.2 or 1 : 2.

Equate this ratio to that of the tower, we get 1 : 2 = 7 : x where x is the height of the tower.

Since 7 is 1 part, x is twice 7 = 14m

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