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iVinArrow [24]
4 years ago
7

At a certain time in the afternoon a light pole casts a shadow that us 11 ft 9 in long. At the same time, a woman of height 4 ft

6 in casts a shadow that is 18 inches long. How tall is the light pole?​
Mathematics
1 answer:
il63 [147K]4 years ago
5 0

We have similar triangles so

\dfrac{4'6"}{18"} = \dfrac{x}{11'9"}

x= \dfrac{ (12(11)+9 )(12(4)+6) }{18 } = 423 \textrm{ inches}

Answer: 35' 3"

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