6.3k views
3 votes
Geometry math question no Guessing and Please show work

Geometry math question no Guessing and Please show work-example-1
User DrChivas
by
8.7k points

1 Answer

4 votes
To solve this, set up a proportion.

height of statue height of telephone pole
____________ = ___________________
length of shadow length of shadow

Plug in the numbers you are given in the problem. Use x for the unknown.

36 x
___ = ___
77 34

Cross multiply.

77x=36*34
77x=1224
Divide both sides by 77 to find x.
x=15.896

Round to 15.9
User Bastibe
by
7.4k points