Electrical poles that carry electrical wire seem to get smaller the farther away they are. Find the apparent height of each pole if the tallest pole is 50 ft tall and there is 100 ft between each pole.
In total there is four poles
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To find the apparent height of each pole, we can use similar triangles. Let's denote the height of the tallest pole as "h". We know that the distance between each pole is 100 ft.
As the poles seem to get smaller the farther away they are, we can assume that the top and the bottom of each pole align with our line of sight. This means that when we look at the tallest pole, the top of the pole is at eye level, and the bottom is at a height of zero.
Using this information, we can set up a proportion between the height of the tallest pole and the distance to find the apparent height of each pole:
h/100 = 50/0
Since the bottom of each pole is at zero height in our line of sight, the equation becomes:
h/100 = 50/0
We encounter an issue with dividing by zero, which means this proportion is undefined. Therefore, we cannot calculate the apparent height of each pole with the given information.
If you have additional information, such as the distance at which a specific pole appears to be a certain height, I can help you find the apparent height of each pole.