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In order to determine the height of the flagpole in the school yard, Cindy is going to use similar triangles. The
length of Cindy's shadow is 5 feet. Measuring the length of the shadow of the pole at the same time, she finds
it to be 12.5 feet. Using this information and the fact that Cindy's height is 4 feet, give the height of the pole
to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

Respuesta :

The height of the pole is 12.5 feet.

What is Unitary method?

The unitary method is a technique for solving a problem by first finding the value of a single unit, and then finding the necessary value by multiplying the single unit value.

Given:

Cindy's shadow is 5 feet.

length of the shadow of the pole at the same time, she finds it to be 12.5 feet.

So,

12.5/5=x/5,

62.5=5x

x= 12.5 feet.

Hence, the height of the pole is 12.5 feet.

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