Heights and distances (Trigno.)

[Kartik.]

A man is standing on a 8 metre shadow of a 6 metre pole. The shadow of the man is 2.5 metre long. What is the height of the man?

tan a(angle of elevation) = 3/4 with respect to the pole,
stuck after that...

 

[tiny-tim]

Hi Kartik!

Forget about tan, just use similar triangles.

 

[skiller]

Forget about tan, just use similar triangles.

The man is definitely forgetting about tan if he's standing in the shadow.

(Sorry... )