SOLUTION: At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an object to the length of its shadow is the same for the objects. If a 5ft post casts a shadow of 1.2ft. find the length of the

SOLUTION: At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an object to the length of its shadow is the same for the objects. If a 5ft post casts a shadow of 1.2ft. find the length of the

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Question 238589: At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an object to the length of its shadow is the same for the objects. If a 5ft post casts a shadow of 1.2ft. find the length of the shadow for a 17ft post.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.2/5:x/17
5x=20.4
x=4.08 ft
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