Problema Solution
At a given time of day, the shadow of a 6 foot tall man is 8 feet in length. The shadow of a nearby telephone pole is 40 feet. How tall is the telephone pole? To answer this question, draw and label a diagram, set up an equation based on your diagram labels, solve, and do a check.
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To find the height of the telephone poll you simply divide the height of the man by the length of his shadow.
6/8 = x
Then you multiply the lenght of the telephone pole shadow by your 'x'.
40 * x = height of telephone pole