Answer:
64 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The shadow of the post is 12 feet long. The shadow of the flagpole is 96 feet long.
The shadow of the flagpole is 8 times longer than the shadow of the post.
8 x 8 = 64
hmm, i think the answer is B, not sure if i am right tho..,
Taking

and differentiating both sides with respect to

yields
![\dfrac{\mathrm d}{\mathrm dx}\bigg[3x^2+y^2\bigg]=\dfrac{\mathrm d}{\mathrm dx}\bigg[7\bigg]\implies 6x+2y\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}=0](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cmathrm%20d%7D%7B%5Cmathrm%20dx%7D%5Cbigg%5B3x%5E2%2By%5E2%5Cbigg%5D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cmathrm%20d%7D%7B%5Cmathrm%20dx%7D%5Cbigg%5B7%5Cbigg%5D%5Cimplies%206x%2B2y%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cmathrm%20dy%7D%7B%5Cmathrm%20dx%7D%3D0)
Solving for the first derivative, we have

Differentiating again gives
![\dfrac{\mathrm d}{\mathrm dx}\bigg[6x+2y\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}\bigg]=\dfrac{\mathrm d}{\mathrm dx}\bigg[0\bigg]\implies 6+2\left(\dfrac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dx}\right)^2+2y\dfrac{\mathrm d^2y}{\mathrm dx^2}=0](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cmathrm%20d%7D%7B%5Cmathrm%20dx%7D%5Cbigg%5B6x%2B2y%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cmathrm%20dy%7D%7B%5Cmathrm%20dx%7D%5Cbigg%5D%3D%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cmathrm%20d%7D%7B%5Cmathrm%20dx%7D%5Cbigg%5B0%5Cbigg%5D%5Cimplies%206%2B2%5Cleft%28%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cmathrm%20dy%7D%7B%5Cmathrm%20dx%7D%5Cright%29%5E2%2B2y%5Cdfrac%7B%5Cmathrm%20d%5E2y%7D%7B%5Cmathrm%20dx%5E2%7D%3D0)
Solving for the second derivative, we have

Now, when

and

, we have
Since the radius is 12, the equation is
.. x^2 +y^2 = 144
The area doesn't tell you the dimensions. There are an infinite number of different answers, all with the same area but different dimensions.
Here are a few:
1 ft by 864 ft
2 ft by 432 ft
3 ft by 288 ft
4 ft by 216 ft
8 ft by 108 ft
16 ft by 54 ft
24 ft by 36 ft
27 ft by 32 ft.
The area of each of these is 864 square feet.