Question

a telephone pole casts a shadow that is 9m long, at the same time a person that is 1.5 tall cast a shadow that is 0.6 m long. how tall in meters is the telephone pole

Answer 1

This can be solved using ratios. \[\frac{ 9m }{ ? } = \frac{ 0.6m }{ 1.5m }\]

Answer 2

if you still need help let me know

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

would it be 22.5?

Answer 5

yes.

Answer 6

thank you so much , can you help me with another question
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Answer 7

i can try

Answer 8

ok. when plane a is 60 miles south and 80 miles west of the airport and plane b is 30 miles north and 40 miles east of the airport how far away are the planes

Answer 9

Find the Hypotenuse for each triangle and add them together. Again you can see that they are similar triangles.

Answer 10

A to B would be a straight line, even though the drawing doesn't look like it is.

Answer 11

Do you need more help with this question?

Answer 12

yes. im sorry im so confused.

Answer 13

would it be 150 miles apart?

Answer 14

ok. plane A is \[\sqrt{60^{2}+80^{2}}\] miles from the airport

Answer 15

that is correct. 150.

Answer 16

thank you so much!

Answer 17

you are welcome