SOLUTION: Samantha wants to know how far above the ground the
top of a leaning flagpole is. At high noon, when the Sun
is almost directly overhead, the shadow cast by the pole
is 7 ft lon
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Question 334398: Samantha wants to know how far above the ground the
top of a leaning flagpole is. At high noon, when the Sun
is almost directly overhead, the shadow cast by the pole
is 7 ft long. Samantha holds a plumb bob with a string
3 ft long up to the flagpole and determines that the point
of the plumb bob touches the ground 13 in. from the
base of the flagpole. How far above the ground is the top
of the pole?
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(13 inches)/(7 feet) = (3 feet)/x
remember to convert to CONSISTENT units
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