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  4. At a particular time, the shadow cast by a tower is 6 m long. If the distance from top of the tower to the end of the shadow is 10 m long, determine the height of the tower.

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Q. At a particular time, the shadow cast by a tower is $6\, m $ long. If the distance from top of the tower to the end of the shadow is $10 \,m$ long, determine the height of the tower.

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Solution:

(i) Apply 'Pythagoras theorem'.
(ii) The tower is perpendicular to the surface of the ground.