Michaelvelez1825 Michaelvelez1825
  • 02-12-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

A 4​-ft vertical post casts a 12​-in shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 122​-ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone​ tower?

Respuesta :

wegnerkolmp2741o
wegnerkolmp2741o wegnerkolmp2741o
  • 02-12-2018

Answer:

the cell phone tower is 488 ft

Step-by-step explanation:


change 12 in = 1ft

4ft                            x ft

------------------- =   ----------------

1ft  shadow           122 ft shadow


using cross products

4 * 122 = 1 * x

488 = x

Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Calculate the number of moles 2.25 g of Na2CO3  0.800 g of NaOH  17.75 g of Na2SO4
5.4 5.400 less greater
How to find the quotient for 10/5
What is 8.7 billion as a scientific notation
What is 70,030,000 in scientific notation
is 7 over 9 , 5 over 12, and 5 over 8 terminating or repeating decimals? and what are they in decimals? please explain..thx :)
factor the question=x^2-14x+49
What is 8.7 billion as a scientific notation
Tia is buying paper cups and plates. Cups come in packages of 12,and plates come in packages of 10. She wants to buy the same number of cups and plates, but pla
900 is 1/10 of what?