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As shown in adjoining figure , two poles of height 8 m and 4 mare perpendicular to ground . If the length of shodow of smaller pole due to sunlight is 6 m then how long will be the shadow of bigger pole at at the same time?

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Length of the shadow catsed by longer pole is 12 m .
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