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To find: The height of the pyramid.
Answer to Problem 52CR
The height of the pyramid is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Theheight of vertical stick is 1 yard and its shadow is 1.5 feet long. The shadow of a pyramid is 241 feet.
Calculation:
The height of stick and its shadow makes a right triangle. Also, the pyramid and its shadow make a right angle triangle. The two triangles are similar. By similarity of triangles, their side lengths are proportional.
It is known that
Let the height of the height be
Therefore, the height of the pyramid is
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