SOLUTION: At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an object to the length of its shadow is the same for the objects. If a 5ft post casts a shadow of 1.2ft. find the length of the
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Question 238589: At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an object to the length of its shadow is the same for the objects. If a 5ft post casts a shadow of 1.2ft. find the length of the shadow for a 17ft post. Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):