How far should a 6 inches object be located from the light source to create a 2 feet shadow on the screen 3 feet away?

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1. How far should a 6 inches object be located from the light source to create a 2 feet shadow on the screen 3 feet away?
2. How tall should an object be to create a 3 feet shadow if the screen is located 4 feet away and 1.5 feet away from the light source?

3. How tall will the image be on a screen that is 6 inches behind the pinhole when the object is 46 ft. from the pinhole and 20 ft. tall. Find the the dimater of the aperture?

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