A flagpole casts a shadow of 10ft long. A girl standing nnext to the flagpole casts a shadow 2.5 ft. long.If the girl is 5 ft. t

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Anika [276]

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A flagpole casts a shadow of 10ft long. A girl standing nnext to the flagpole casts a shadow 2.5 ft. long.If the girl is 5 ft. t

all, how tall is the flagpole?

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Serhud [2] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-01T22:42:59+03:00

Serhud [2]3 years ago

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The answer is 20 feet tall

loris [4] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-01T20:33:17+03:00

loris [4]3 years ago

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Since we know that they have to e similar, it is a 20ft tall flagpole. the shadow of the girl is half of her height, so since the flag pole shadow is 10ft it is simple 10 multiplied by 2