A pole casts a 70-foot shadow. At the same time, a 3-foot mailbox near the pole casts a shadow 3 feet 6 inches. Find the height

Question

3 years ago

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of the pole in feet.

2 answers:

ollegr [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-27T08:25:41+03:00

Answer:

60 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

This can be solved by setting up a proportion.

height of the pole/length of the pole's shadow = height of the mailbox/length of the mailbox's shadow

height of the pole = x

plugging in values

x/70 = 3/3.5 To solve, cross multiply

(3.5)(x) = (70)(3) Simplify

3.5x = 210 Divide both sides by 3.5

3.5x/3.5 = 210/3.5

x = 60 ft is the height of the pole

Degger [83] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-27T10:29:15+03:00

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60 ft because

This can be solved by setting up a proportion.