SOLUTION: In the past, the Forestry Service has used fire lookout towers to watch for fires by providing a view of the surrounding countryside. If a post 2 feet tall, near the tower, casts a

Question 97249: In the past, the Forestry Service has used fire lookout towers to watch for fires by providing a view of the surrounding countryside. If a post 2 feet tall, near the tower, casts a shadow that is 31/2 feet long and the tower casts a shadow that is 168 feet long. How tall is the tower?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In the past, the Forestry Service has used fire lookout towers to watch for fires by providing a view of the surrounding countryside. If a post 2 feet tall, near the tower, casts a shadow that is 3 1/2 feet long and the tower casts a shadow that is 168 feet long. How tall is the tower?
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x/168 = 2/(7/2)
x /168 = 7
x = 1176 ft
Cheers,
Stan H.

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