Aradio tower casts a shadow 8 feet long at the same time that a vertical yardstick casts a shadow half an inch long. how tall is the radio tower?

The height of radio tower is 576 feet approximately

Solution:

Given that, radio tower casts a shadow 8 feet long

At the same time that a vertical yardstick casts a shadow half an inch long

To find: height of radio tower

Let "x" be the height of radio tower

length of shadow of tower = 8 feet

Length of shadow of stick =

Convert inch to feet

Thus,

Length of shadow of stick = 0.0416 feet

Length of vertical yard stick = 3 feet (since 1 yard = 3 feet )

Therefore, by proportion we get,

Substituting the values we get,

Thus height of radio tower is 576 feet approximately

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