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  • 25-01-2017
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A 66​-ft vertical post casts a 14​-in shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 119​-ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone​ tower?

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  • 25-01-2017
Set up a proportion then cross multiply to solve.
14/66 = 119/x
14x= 66(119)
14x=7854
x=561 ft
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