SOLUTION: A flagpole casts a 12-meter long shadow on level ground and the same instant that a meter stick casts a shadow 80 centimeters long. How tall is the flagpole?
a. 9 meters
b. 15 me
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Question 355316: A flagpole casts a 12-meter long shadow on level ground and the same instant that a meter stick casts a shadow 80 centimeters long. How tall is the flagpole?
a. 9 meters
b. 15 meters
c. 18 meters
d. 20 meters
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=height of the tree.
x/12=1/.8
x=12/.8=15 m.
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Ed
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