Asked by l

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

374 feet
374 feet

23 inches
23 inches

23 feet
23 feet

17 feet
17 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Convert to feet: Myk is 5 + 2/12 = 5.1667 ft and their shadow is 84 in = 7 ft. By similar triangles,

flagpole height = (5.1667 / 7) * 31 ≈ 22.88 ft,

which rounds to 23 feet. Answer: 23 feet.