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A 40-foot flagpole casts a 25-foot shadow. FInd the shawdow cast by a nearby building 200 feet tall.
5 months ago
Q:
A 40-foot flagpole casts a 25-foot shadow. FInd the shawdow cast by a nearby building 200 feet tall.
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A:
Let s = shadow we are looking for.
40/200 = 25/s
Solve for s.
200(25) = 40s
5000 = 40s
5000/40 = s
125 = s
The answer is 125 feet.