Homework Help: math

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:12pm.

a person who is 1.9m tall has a shadow that is 1.5m long. at the same time a flagpole has a shadow that is 8m long. determine the height of the flagpole to the nearest tenth of a metre. draw a diagram

math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 9:19pm
Use a proportion. Cross multiply and solve for x.

1.9/1.5 = x/8
math - Frog, Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 12:14am
10.13

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