Question

An emu which is 8 ft tall standing at the foot of a pillar which is 30 ft height. It walks away from the pillar. The shadow of the emu falls beyond emu. What is the relation between the length of the shadow and the distance from the emu to the pillar?

Answer 1

Let OA (emu shadow) the x and AB = y.

⇒ pillar’s shadow = OB = OA + AB

⇒ OB = x + y

From basic proportionality theorem,