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A tree, 6 m tall, casts a 4-m-long shadow. At the same time a flag pole casts a 50-m-long shadow. How long is the flag pole?

(a)50 m (b)75 m (c)33(1/3) m (d)none of these

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(b)75 m

Because,

A tree casts 4 m long shadow and its height = 6m

A tree casts 1 m long shadow and its height = (6/4) m

∴A flag pole casts a 50 m long shadow and its height = (6/4) × (50)

= 75 m tall

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