SOLUTION: A six-foot-tall person is standing next to a flagpole. The person is casting 1 and 1/2 feet in length, while the flagpole is casting a shadow 5 feet in length. How tall is the flag

Question 1015239: A six-foot-tall person is standing next to a flagpole. The person is casting 1 and 1/2 feet in length, while the flagpole is casting a shadow 5 feet in length. How tall is the flagpole?
Answer by ikleyn(52852) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A six-foot-tall person is standing next to a flagpole. The person is casting 1 and 1/2 feet in length, while the flagpole is casting a shadow 5 feet in length. How tall is the flagpole?
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First notice that = 1.5.

Then you can find the height of the flagpole x from the proportion

= .

x = = = 20 ft.

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