Posted by Brianna on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 12:35am.
set up a ratio because you have similar triangles ....
h/300 = 6/400
h = 6(300)/400 = 4.5
something is not right here.
I doubt if a person 6 ft tall will cast a shadow of 400 ft.
check you typing and make the appropriate changes to the above calculation
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