A 4-ft vertical post casts a 20-in shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 125-ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone tower

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Rocco Gillespie

7 May, 08:34

A 4-ft vertical post casts a 20-in shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 125-ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone tower

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Meaghan · Answer 1

Because we are dealing with both feet and inches, and your question didn't state if it was to be rounded, I got 301.2 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

(4/1.66) = (x/125)

solve for X

X≈301.2