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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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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?

User Arun Kumaresh
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h=shadow divide 2

h=28/2
h=14
User Xyres
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5/x=10/28
x=14
flag pole is 14 feet tall
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