A shadow of a 4 foot pole is 10 feet long. A tower is 200 feet tall. What is the length of the shadow of the tower?

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Fnr asked Dec 25, 2023

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A shadow of a 4 foot pole is 10 feet long. A tower is 200 feet tall. What is the length of the shadow of the tower?

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Fnr asked Dec 25, 2023

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Answer:

27 feet

Explanation:

We can set up a proportion comparing the height of each object to the length of the shadow.

h/s

h/15=18/10

Cross multiply.

10*h=18*15

10h=270

Use the multiplicative Inverse

10/10=270/10

h=27

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