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A telephone pole has a shadow of 16 ft. when a person 5 ft. tall has a shadow of 6 ft. How tall is t
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Question 1115898: Make a sketch if you need to and solve this problem using similar triangles.
A telephone pole has a shadow of 16 ft. when a person 5 ft. tall has a shadow of 6 ft. How tall is the pole?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A telephone pole has a shadow of 16 ft. when a person 5 ft. tall has a shadow of 6 ft. How tall is the pole?
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16/h = 6/5
6h = 80
h = 40/3 feet
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