The proportion of height-shadow of the two objects is the same.
Make a comparison of height-shadow
[tex] \dfrac{\text{height}}{\text{shadow}}= \dfrac{\text{height}}{\text{shadow}}[/tex]
In this case, the proportion will be
[tex]\dfrac{\text{maypole height}}{\text{maypole shadow}}= \dfrac{\text{towerheight}}{\text{towershadow}}[/tex]
Plug in the numbers
for an instance, h stands for the height of maypole we want to find.
[tex] \dfrac{h}{12}= \dfrac{12}{16} [/tex]
Do cross multiplication
16h = 12 × 12
16h = 144
h = 144/16
h = 9
The height of the maypole is 9 meters
