Homework Help: Math

Posted by Kasia Neil on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 5:35pm.

Suppose you want to find the height of a flagpole. You know your height.You can measure the length of the shadow of the flagpole. Your friend can measure your shadow. How can you use ratios to find the height of the flagpole? Explain.

Math - lisa, Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 5:39pm
Im pretty sure you could use the pythagorean theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2

just plug in the numbers you have and solve for c

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