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A pole 24 feet high has a shadow of 8 feet nearby is a 72 feet high pole how long is its shadow?
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24 ! 72 ! consider those two triangles that are similar
A !____ D!____F
8 C
ABC is similar to DEF so,
AB BC AC
__ = __ = __
DE EF DF
24 8
--- = ---
72 DF
72*8/24= 24
so the shadow is 24 feet long
but im not that sure that the triangles are similar, if not then this is not true
hope its right :D
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