SOLUTION: A pole that is 18 ft tall, the ground, and the shadow cast by the pole form a right triangle. If a stick which is exactly 1 yard long is placed perpendicular to the ground casts a

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Question 726617: A pole that is 18 ft tall, the ground, and the shadow cast by the pole form a right triangle. If a stick which is exactly 1 yard long is placed perpendicular to the ground casts a shadow of 2.5 ft, how long is the shadow of the pole?
Please show steps. Thank you.
Answer by tanjo3(60) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Similar triangles:
Triangle A: 3%2F2.5 (1 yard = 3 feet)
Triangle B: 18%2Fx
3%2F2.5+=+18%2Fx
3x+=+18%282.5%29
x+=+%2818%282.5%29%29%2F3
x+=+15