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You are 55 feet tall and cast a 1010-foot shadow. a flagpole nearby casts a shadow that is 2828 feet. which equation can you use to solve for the height (h)h of the flagpole?

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55ft*2828 then divide by 1010 to get h number of ft the flagpole is. Do a proportion with 2 fractions then let the x be the denominator or numerator
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Answer: 5/10 = h/28

It's a late answer, but still worth it if other people in the future are struggling to answer this!

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