SOLUTION: A meter stick is held perpendicular to the ground. It casts a shadow 1.5 meter long. At the same time, a telephone pole casts a shadow that is 9 meters long. How tall is the tel

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Question 287782: A meter stick is held perpendicular to the ground. It casts a shadow 1.5 meter long. At the same time, a telephone pole casts a shadow that is 9 meters long. How tall is the telephone pole?
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Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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the shadow of the stick is one and a half times as long as the stick

so the shadow of the pole is also one and a half times as long as the pole

9 / (3/2) = 6

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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stick/shadow and pole/shadow
1/1.5=p/9
p=6
or
1.5/9=1/x
9=1.5x
6=x