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A vertical stick of length 6 m casts a shadow 400 cm long on the ground and at the same time a tower casts a shadow 28 m long. Using similarity, find the height of the tower.

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In the picture ∆ABC, ∆DEC are similar triangles.

Height of a tower = 42 m

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