Homework Help: CALCULUS

Posted by Stumped Student on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 11:39pm.

At 3:00 PM a man 144 cm tall casts a shadow 146 cm long. At the same time, a tall building nearby casts a shadow 171 m long. How tall is the building?
Give your answer in meters. (You may need the fact that 100 cm = 1 m.)

CALCULUS - bobpursley, Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 4:16am
Cant you use a ratio here?

h1/s1=h2/s2 solve for h2
CALCULUS - good, Friday, January 4, 2013 at 11:15am
173.375 meters
CALCULUS - good, Friday, January 4, 2013 at 11:40am
118.75

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