Question 1156794
Hiroshi is {{{1.6}}} meters tall and casts a shadow {{{0.53}}} meter in length. 

How tall is a flagpole if it casts a shadow {{{2.65}}} meters in length?

in both cases we have right triangles which are similar, so the coresponding sides are proportional

if {{{h}}} is a height of a flagpole, we have

{{{1.6/0.53=h/2.65}}}.....both sides multiply by {{{2.65}}}

{{{(1.6/0.53)2.65=h}}}

{{{h=8}}}

a flagpole is {{{8m}}} tall