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Question 30 A person standing 44 feet from a street light casts a shadow as shown. What is the height h of the street light? Assume the triangles are similar. Please help!!!
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A person standing 44 feet from a street light casts a shadow as shown. What is the height h of the street light? Assume the triangles
are similar.

Please help!!!

Question 30 A person standing 44 feet from a street light casts a shadow as shown-example-1
User Yedidia
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Answer:

a. 26 ft

Explanation:

When triangles are similar their sides are proportional

4/8 = h/(44+8)

1/2(52) = h

h = 26

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