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  • 08-01-2019
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A boy, who is 5ft. 6in y’all, casts a shadow 2ft long. Find the height of the pole if it casts a shadow 2 yards long

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Answer:16 ft 4 in


Step-by-step explanation:we want to find the height of the pole.

It's shadow is 2yards(6ft) long,

3 x the boy's shadow of 2ft long

Because the length of a shadow corresponds to the height of the object casting it, the poles height would be 3x the height of the boy.

His height is 5'6" (66")

66×3=196

196" = 16'4"


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