XAT 2011 — QA & DI Question 17
2 Variable EquationsEasy
Passage / Data
Answer the following question based on the information given below.
A man standing on a boat south of a light house observes his shadow to be 24 meters long, as measured at the sea level. On sailing 300 meters eastwards, he finds his shadow as 30 meters long, measured in a similar manner. The height of the man is 6 meters above sea level.
What is the horizontal distance of the man from the lighthouse in the second position?
Answer & solution
- A
300 meters
- B
400 meters
500 meters
- D
600 meters
- E
None of the above
Solution
The horizontal distance of the man from the light house in the second position = 5h – 30 = 500 m
Hence, option (c).