недеља, 13. новембар 2011.


Slope = change in y
             change in x


I drew the pictures above by hand because I was unable to insert a picture from the internet on Geogebra.com
Below I have some information that might be useful.

To begin with, I wrote an equation.
y = w times x + b
If b = 0 we have y = w times x
w = slope
y = height of building
x = length of the shadow

So, we can write our equation as y = -0.875 times x and we can use it for calculating any shadows or building heights.

For example, shadow = 20 m
y = 20 times 0.875 = 17.5 m

Because the sun is moving, this wouldn't be an everyday logical situation. :)

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