How High Is This Pole?!
Geometry
Level
1
How high is a pole that casts a shadow 21 feet long, if a 6-foot man standing beside the pole casts a shadow 4 1/2 feet long?
28
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29
27
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1 solution
The pole is 28 feet tall. The problem is solved using proportion. The height of the pole to its shadow, 21, as the man, 6, is to his shadow, 4 1/2.