document.write( "Question 1148854: A flagpole that is 40 ft in height casts a shadow that is 25 ft in length. If a nearby building is 200ft tall, and the sun hits it at the same angle as the tree, what is the length of the building’s shadow \n" ); document.write( "

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let b = length of the building shadow
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\n" ); document.write( "A flagpole that is 40 ft in height casts a shadow that is 25 ft in length.
\n" ); document.write( " If a nearby building is 200ft tall, and the sun hits it at the same angle as the tree, what is the length of the building’s shadow
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\n" ); document.write( "ratio of objects to their shadows is the same
\n" ); document.write( " $\"200%2Fb\"$ = $\"40%2F25\"$
\n" ); document.write( "cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "40b = 25 * 200
\n" ); document.write( "40b = 5000
\n" ); document.write( "b = 5000/40
\n" ); document.write( "b = 125 ft is the bldg shadow \n" ); document.write( "

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