Ameter stick casts a shadow 1.4 m long at the same time a flagpole casts a shadow 7.7 m long. the triangle formed by the meterstick and its shadow is similar to the triangle formed by the flagpole and its shadow. how tall is the flaglole?

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida. d. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida.