Question

7. Lloyd is standing near a telephone pole. When his head touches the support wire, he is 2.5 feet from where the wire meets the ground. Lloyd is 5 ft tall. How tall is the pole?

Answer 1

In this problem

Applying proportion we have

h ----> the height of the pole

h/5=8.5/2.5

solve for h

h=(8.5/2.5)*5

h=17 ft

therefore

the height of the pole is 17 ft