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You are 5 feet tall and cast a 10-foot shadow. a flagpole nearby casts a shadow that is 28 feet. which equation can you use to solve for the height (h) of the flagpole? As a Fraction... 99 points for answering
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You are 5 feet tall and cast a 10-foot shadow. a flagpole nearby casts a shadow that is 28 feet. which equation can you use to solve for the height (h) of the flagpole?

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User Aroooo
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Equation to solve the problem:

140 / 14

Final Answer:

10

User Andrei Manolache
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5 /10 = H/28

140 /10H

H = 140/10 = 14 feet
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