SOLUTION: how high is a tower that casts a 50ft shadow at the same time that a 9 ft pole casts a 2 ft shadow?

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Question 888337: how high is a tower that casts a 50ft shadow at the same time that a 9 ft pole casts a 2 ft shadow?
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how high is a tower that casts a 50ft shadow at the same time that a 9 ft pole casts a 2 ft shadow?
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(height of tower)/(length of shadow of tower) = (height of pole)/(length of shadow of pole)

x/50 = 9/2

2x = 50*9

2x = 450

x = 450/2

x = 225


The tower is 225 ft tall