Answer:
The shadow of the pole is 1.2 feet long
Explanation:
A little girl standing next to a telephone pole at 10 AM.
From the above question
Height of the girl = 4'6" tall = 4 feet and 6 inches tall
We convert to feet
= 12 inches = 1 foot
6 inches = x
Cross Multiply
12 × x = 6 × 1
x = 6/12 = 1/2 = 0.5 feet
Hence, the total height of the girl =
4 feet + 0.5 feet = 4.5 feet
The height of the telephone pole = 40 feet high.
The shadow of the telephone pole
= 8' 32 foot shadow
= 8 feet, 32 inches
We convert the inches to feet
12 inches = 1 foot
32 inches = x
Cross Multiply
12 × x = 32 × 1
x = 32/12 = 8/3 = 2.67 feet
Total length of the pole = 8 feet+ 2.67 feet = 10.67 feet
how long is a little girl shadow?
This is calculated using proportion
Shadow/Height
Shadow of the girl = x
Hence:
Shadow of the girl/Height of the girl = Shadow of the pole/Height of the pole
x/4.5 feet = 10.67 feet/40 feet
Cross Multiply
40 × x= 4.5 × 10.67
x = 4.5 × 10.67/40
x = 1.200375 feet
Approximately = 1.2 feet
Hence, the shadow of the pole is 1.2 feet long