Asked by puyr

Question
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

17 feet
17 feet

23 feet
23 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
First convert everything to inches: Myk is 5 ft 2 in = 62 in, Myk’s shadow = 84 in, flagpole’s shadow = 31 ft = 372 in. Using similar triangles:

flagpole height = (62/84) × 372 = 274.57 in ≈ 22.88 ft.

Rounded to the nearest foot: 23 feet.