A building 15 m high, casts a shadow 1.8 m long. What would the height of a pole be, if at the same time, its shadow is 60 cm?

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Solution

$1.8$ m long shadow is casted by a building of height $15$ m

$180$ cm long shadow is casted by a building of height $1500$ cm

$60$ cm long shadow is casted by a pole of height $\frac{1500 \times 60}{180}$ cm

$= 500$ cm
$= 5$ m

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