Atelephone pole casts a shadow that is 34 m long. find the height of the telephone pole if a statue that is 36 cm tall casts a shadow 77 cm long.
telephone pole
a. 72.7 m
b. 14.4 m
c. 15.9 m
d. 71.2 m

C. 15.9 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the height of the telephone pole,

Since, the length of the shadow of pole is 34 m,

So, the ratio of the height of the pole and its shadow = ,

Also, the statue is of 36 cm tall casts a shadow 77 cm long,

Thus, the ratio of the height of pole =

At the same time,

The ratio of height with shadow is same for all objects.

Hence, the height of the telephone pole is 15.9 m.

Option 'C' is correct.

answer: 2x + 2 − 2 = 10 − 2; subtraction property of equality

step-by-step explanation:

10.4 inches

step-by-step explanation:

2x2x2.6