SOLUTION: A pole that is 2.7 m tall casts a shadow that is 11.1 m long. At the same time, a nearby tower casts a shadow that is 45.25 m long. How tall is the tower?Round your answer to the n

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Question 918778: A pole that is 2.7 m tall casts a shadow that is 11.1 m long. At the same time, a nearby tower casts a shadow that is 45.25 m long. How tall is the tower?Round your answer to the nearest meter.
-Please help I'm not sure how to set up this problem.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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let's a height of the pole be h%5B1%5D%7D%7D+casts+a+shadow++%7B%7B%7BSh%5B1%5D
and a height of the tower h%5B2%5D%7D%7D+casts+a+shadow++%7B%7B%7BSh%5B2%5D

given:
the pole:h%5B1%5D=2.7m and casts a shadow that is Sh%5B1%5D=11.1m
the tower: casts a shadow that is Sh%5B2%5D=45.25m
find: ...plug in given values

2.7m%3Ah%5B2%5D=11.1m%3A45.25m ...solve for h%5B2%5D%7D%7D%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Bh%5B2%5D%2A11.1m=2.7m%2A45.25m
h%5B2%5D%2A11.1m=122.175m%5E2
h%5B2%5D=122.175m%5Ecross%282%29%2F11.1cross%28m%29
h%5B2%5D=122.175m%2F11.1
h%5B2%5D=11.00675675675676m
h%5B2%5D=11.01m