A streetlamp 5 m tall stands on a level walkway

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Triangles · Triangles

Problem

A streetlamp 5 m tall stands on a level walkway. A pedestrian 1.6 m tall is a distance xx meters from the lamp, and the pedestrian’s shadow on the ground is yy meters long. Write an equation relating xx and yy that follows from the geometric setup, identifying the two equal ratios of corresponding lengths.

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