Asked by buyrger

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

23 feet
23 feet

374 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Myk's height = 5'2" = 62 in; Myk's shadow = 84 in (7 ft). Using similar triangles:

height_flag / 31 ft = 5'2" / 7 ft = 62/84

height_flag = 31 * (62/84) ≈ 22.88 ft ≈ 23 feet

Answer: 23 feet.