A man who is 6 feet tall casts a shadow that is 4 feet long. at the same time, a nearby flagpole casts a shadow that is 18 feet long. how tall is the flagpole?

For this case we can use the similarity of triangles to solve the problem.
We then have the following relationship:
x / 6 = 18/4
From here, we clear the value of x.
We have then:
x = (18/4) * (6)
x = 27 feet
Answer:
the flagpole is 27 feet tall

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jainveenamrata jainveenamrata · Answer 2 · 2022-06-06T12:37:50+02:00

The height of the flagpole will be 27 feet.

What are ratio and proportion?

A ratio is an ordered set of integers a and b expressed as a/b, with b never equaling 0. A proportional is a mathematical expression in which two things are equal.

A man who is 6 feet tall casts a shadow that is 4 feet long.

At the same time, a nearby flagpole casts a shadow that is 18 feet long.

Then the height of the flagpole will be

Let x be the height of the flagpole. Then we have

The ratio will remain constant.

x / 18 = 6 / 4

x = 27 feet

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