Asked by t

Myk is 5 feet and 2 inches tall, and their shadow is 84 inches tall. The flagpole next to them has a shadow that is 31 feet long. Myk uses similar triangles to find the height of the flagpole. Can you calculate the height of the flagpole to the nearest foot?(1 point)
Responses

23 inches
23 inches

17 feet
17 feet

374 feet
374 feet

23 feet
23 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use similar triangles (keep units consistent). Myk is 62 in tall (5 ft 2 in) with an 84 in shadow. The flagpole's shadow is 31 ft = 372 in. Let H be flagpole height in inches:

H/372 = 62/84 → H = 372*(62/84) = 372*(31/42) ≈ 274.57 in ≈ 22.88 ft.

Rounded to the nearest foot: 23 feet.