A post has a height of 14 ft and its shadow is 5 ft. Based on this, if the shadow of a shorter post is 2 ft, what is the actual height of this post?

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A post has a height of 14 ft and its shadow is

5 ft. Based on this, if the shadow of a shorter
post is 2 ft, what is the actual height of this
post?

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Maybe 5.6.. because the shadow of the shorter poll is only 2ft you multiply that by 2.8

Kyle Simek answered Apr 29, 2024

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