a flagpole casts a 73 foot shadow. Habib is 5 feet tall and his shadow is 12 feet. How tall is the flagpole?
Cross multiply and solve for x.
5/12 = x/73
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To find the height of the flagpole, we can use a proportion.
Let's set up the proportion:
Height of the flagpole / Length of the flagpole's shadow = Height of Habib / Length of Habib's shadow
In this case, we know the length of Habib's shadow is 12 feet, and Habib's height is 5 feet. We are trying to find the height of the flagpole, and we know that its shadow is 73 feet.
Let's plug the known values into the proportion:
Height of the flagpole / 73 feet = 5 feet / 12 feet
To solve for the height of the flagpole, we can cross-multiply:
(Height of the flagpole) * (12 feet) = (5 feet) * (73 feet)
By multiplying both sides of the equation, we get:
12 * (Height of the flagpole) = 5 * 73
To isolate the height of the flagpole, we divide both sides of the equation by 12:
Height of the flagpole = (5 * 73) / 12
Now, let's calculate the actual height of the flagpole:
Height of the flagpole = 365 / 12
Height of the flagpole = 30.42 feet
Therefore, the height of the flagpole is approximately 30.42 feet.