Question 5

A boy 1.2m tall, stands 6m away from the foot of a vertical lamp pole 4.2m long. If the lamp is at the tip of the pole,

(a) represent this information in a diagram ;

(b) calculate the (i) length of the shadow of the boy cast by the lamp ; (ii) angle of elevation of the lamp from the boy, correct to the nearest degree.

Theory

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Mathematics
Year
2013
Question no.
#5
Type
Theory

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