Home
Class 10
MATHS
A vertical pole of 10 cm casts a shadow ...

A vertical pole of 10 cm casts a shadow of 8m at a certain time of the day. The length of the shadow cast by a tower standing next of the pole of height 30 m is :

A

37.5 m

B

36 m

C

32.5 m

D

32 m

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • TRIANGLES

    OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise TOPIC-4 PYTHAGOREAN TRIPLETS (VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)|5 Videos

  • TRIANGLES

    OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise TOPIC-4 PYTHAGOREAN TRIPLETS (SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)|9 Videos

  • TRIANGLES

    OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise TOPIC-3 AREA OF SIMILAR TRIANGLES (LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS-(II))|2 Videos

  • SURFACE AREA AND VOLUMES

    OSWAAL PUBLICATION|Exercise EXERCISE 15.5|5 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A 5m60cm high vertical pole casts a shadow 3m 20 cm long.Find the same time(i) the length of the shadow cast by another pole 10m 50 cm high (ii)the height of a pole which casts a shadow 5m long.

The angle of elevation of the sun, if the length of the shadow of a tower is sqrt(3) times the height of the tower is

If a vertical pole of length 6 m casts a shadow 4 m long on the ground and at the samme time a tower casts a shadow 28 m long, then the height of the tower is:

A straight pole of height 2 ft casts a shadow of 6 ft long at a definate time. The height of another pole which casts a shadow of 12 ft at the same time is :

A verticle pole of height 6m casts a shadow 4m long on the ground, and at the same time a tower on the same ground casts a shadow 28m long. Find the height of the tower.

A vertical stick 1 m long casts a shadow 80 cm long. At the same time a tower casts a shadow 30 m long. Determine the height of the tower.

A pole casts a shadow of length 2sqrt(3) m on the ground when the sun's altitude is 60^(@) . Find the height of the pole.

A circus artist climbs from the ground along a rope which is stretched from the top of a vertical pole and tied at the ground at a certain distance from the foot of the pole. The height of the pole is 12 m and the angle made by the rope with the ground is 30^(@) . Find the distance covered by the artist in reaching the top of the pole.

Two vertical poles 20 m and 80 m high stand apart on a horizontal plane. The height of the point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the other is:

A flag pole 4m tall casts a 6 m shadow. At the same time, a nearby building casts a shadow of 24m. How tall is the building ?