SOLUTION: A flag pole cast. A shadow of 5.4m at the same time that a 2m man cast a shadow 1.2 m long . find the height of a flag pole

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Question 1014296: A flag pole cast. A shadow of 5.4m at the same time that a 2m man cast a shadow 1.2 m long . find the height of a flag pole
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A flag pole cast. A shadow of 5.4m at the same time that a 2m man cast a shadow 1.2 m long . find the height of a flag pole
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From similar right-angled triangles you have this proportion

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Solve it for x, where x is unknown height of a flag pole.


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