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How high is a tree that casts a 35​-ft shadow at the same time a 5​-ft pole casts a shadow which is 9​-ft​ long?

 Nov 22, 2020
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How high is a tree that casts a 35​-ft shadow at the same time a 5​-ft pole casts a shadow which is 9​-ft​ long?   

 

                                               H            5  

This is a proportion:              –––   =   –––  

                                              35           9  

 

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cross-multiplying                     9H   =   (35)(5)  

 

                                                9H   =   175  

 

                                                  H   =   19.44  

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 Nov 22, 2020

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