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A 6-foot person standing 15 feet from a streetlight casts a 15-foot shadow. Two similar triangles are formed. One triangle is formed by the person and the shadow that the person casts. A second triangle is formed by the streetlight and the ground from the base of the streetlight to the end of the shadow.

The street light is ___ times taller than the person.

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Answered by Steve
since the base of the larger triangle is twice as big as that of the smaller one, the height is also twice as big.
Answered by Anonymous
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Answered by K
Thank you steve
Answered by Kayla ._.
I don't understand. How tall does the shadow cast?
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Answered by none
A 6-foot person standing 15 feet from a streetlight casts a 15-foot shadow. Two similar triangles are formed. One triangle is formed by the person and the shadow that the person casts. A second triangle is formed by the streetlight and the ground from the base of the streetlight to the end of the shadow.

The street light is ___ times taller than the person.
Answered by jdssssssssssssssss
i dont know tis questioj is hard
Answered by Luke
A 6-foot person standing 15 feet from a streetlight casts a 15-foot shadow. Two similar triangles are formed. One triangle is formed by the person and the shadow that the person casts. A second triangle is formed by the streetlight and the ground from the base of the streetlight to the end of the shadow.
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Item 19
A rectangular shaped desk has a length of 30 inches and a width of 24 inches. A desk with a similar shape has a length of 48 inches. What is the width of this desk?
Answered by Nathan
its twice as tall
Answered by Anonymous
ITS TWICE AS TALL
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