SOLUTION: Please help me. I'm having trouble with this problem. At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an oject to the length of its shadow is the same for all oject. If a 5f

Question 239209: Please help me. I'm having trouble with this problem.
At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an oject to the length of its shadow is the same for all oject. If a 5ft post casta a shadow of 1.2ft, find the length of the shadow for a 17ft post.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply both sides by

The length of the shadow is 4.08 ft
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