SOLUTION: At the same time of the day, a flagpole casts a ten meter (m) shadow while a six meter statue beside it casts a two meter shadow. What is the height of the flagpole?
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Question 310706: At the same time of the day, a flagpole casts a ten meter (m) shadow while a six meter statue beside it casts a two meter shadow. What is the height of the flagpole? Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source):
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Let x = length of flagpole
x/6 = 10/2
Can you find x (in meters)?