Question

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?

Answer 1

The shadow is twice the size of your height. So if the flagpoles shadow is 28 feet then you have to divide it by two to find the height of the actual flagpole.

Answer 2

The equation to find the height of the flagpole(h) is 5/10 = h/28

Explanation:

height of man = 5 feet

height of man's shadow = 10 feet

height of flag pole's shadow = 28 feet

height of flag pole = h

using the equality equation to compare similar data given to find the unknown h

height of man/height of man shadow = height of pole/height of pole shadow

from data given equation becomes

5/10 = h/28