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4. A flag pole casts a 5 foot shadow while a nearby sign post casts a 1, foot shadow. Find the height of the flagpole if the sign post is 4 feet high.​
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4. A flag pole casts a 5 foot shadow while a nearby sign post casts a 1, foot shadow. Find the height of the flagpole if the sign post is 4 feet high.​

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20 ft tall

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User Sander Toonen
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Sign. 4 ft. 1ft shadow
Pole. Xft. 5ft shadow
X=4•5/1
X=20 ft
Flag pole is 20 ft tall
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