kathreendaniels1248 kathreendaniels1248

11-12-2019
Mathematics

contestada

a man that is 6feet tall is standing so that the tip of his shadow is 20 feet from a light pole. His shadow is 8 feet long. What is the height of the pole?

Respuesta :

joneskeeanu joneskeeanu

11-12-2019

Answer:

he only answer that makes sense is 15 feet....

The larger right triangle has leg 20 feet by 15 feet, while the smaller has legs 8 and x

20/15 = 8/x

20x = 120

x = 6

so the man is 6 feet tall.

Therefore the pole is 15 feet

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Nate solves the equation _ x 5=15 by writing and solving 15/5=_. Explain why Nates method works.

The terrorist groups in Italy and Peru both wanted to

672726 to the nearest hundred thousand

Which lists all the integer solutions of the equation |x| = 7? a. –7 only b. –7 and 7 c. 0 and 7 d. 7 only

How old was Mahatma Gandhi's wife when he married her? What was her name?

A hammer falls off the top roof and strikes the ground with a certain kinetic energy. If it fell from a roof twice as tall how would the kinetic energy compare?

How do crystalline solids differ from amorphous solids?

What is the length of the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 8cm? Use: pi = 3

Here are the dimensions of the oven tray Jenny bakes the cakes on. A cake tin is 25cm in diameter. How many cake tins can Jenny fit in the oven tray at one ti

What's the value of 10x3