SOLUTION: at a given time of day. the ratio of a 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 sh
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Question 255601: at a given time of day. the ratio of a 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 Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5 feet post casts a shadow of 1.2 feet
17 feet post will cast a shadow = (1.2)*(1/5)*17
= 4.08 feet
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