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 all objects. If a 5ft post casts a shadow of 1.2ft find the length of the

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Question 255766: At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an object to the length of its shadow is the same for all objects. If a 5ft post casts a shadow of 1.2ft find the length of the shadow for a 17ft post?
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At a given time of day, the ratio of the height of an object to the length of its shadow is the same for all objects. If a 5ft post casts a shadow of 1.2ft find the length of the shadow for a 17ft post?
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Proportion:
length/17 ft = 1.2/5
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length = 17(1.2/5)
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length = 4.08 ft.
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Cheers,
Stan H.