A 6 metre pole casts a shadow of 8 m at a certain time of the day. Find the length of the shadow cast by a 4.5 m tower at the same time.

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The set of figures below represents two poles of different lengths and their shadows at the same time.

Triangles ABC and PQR are similar.

Hence, the length of the shadow of the 4.5 m tall pole is.

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A 6 metre pole casts a shadow of 8 m at a certain time of the day. Find the length of the shadow cast by a 4.5 m tower at the same time.

The set of figures below represents two poles of different lengths and their shadows at the same time. Triangles ABC and PQR are similar. Hence, the length of the shadow of the 4.5 m tall pole is.

The set of figures below represents two poles of different lengths and their shadows at the same time.

Triangles ABC and PQR are similar.

Hence, the length of the shadow of the 4.5 m tall pole is.