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.

your shadow/your height= flagpole shadow/flagpole heigth

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redon is 6ft 2in tall and his shadow is 4ft 1in long at the same time a building cast a a shadow that is 19ft 10in long estimate the height of the building

redon is 6ft 2in tall his shadow 4ft 1 at the same time a building cast a shadow that's 19ft 10in what the estimate height of the building

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To find the height of the flagpole using ratios, you can use similar triangles and the concept of proportionality.

First, let's label the given variables:
- Your height: H (in the units you are measuring)
- Length of your shadow: X (in the same units as your height)
- Length of the flagpole's shadow: Y (in the same units as X)
- Height of the flagpole: F (in the same units as H)

Now, we can set up a proportion between the two sets of corresponding sides of the two similar triangles formed by yourself, your shadow, the flagpole, and its shadow:

H/X = F/Y

We can simplify this proportion by cross-multiplying:

H * Y = F * X

To isolate the height of the flagpole, we rearrange the equation:

F = (H * Y) / X

Using this equation, you can calculate the height of the flagpole by plugging in the values you have measured. The ratio between the lengths of the two different shadows (Y/X) is the same as the ratio between your height and the height of the flagpole (H/F). By using this ratio and the measurement of your height and your shadow, you can find the height of the flagpole.