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A 4​-ft vertical post casts a 20​-in shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 120​-ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone​ tower? The cell phone​ tower's he…

A 4​-ft vertical post casts a 20​-in shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 120​-ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone​ tower? The cell phone​ tower's he…
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A 4​-ft vertical post casts a 20​-in shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 120​-ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone​ tower?

The cell phone​ tower's height is
how mnay ft.

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User Snakeyyy
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t/120 ft = 2 ft/(4/3)ft
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t = 120[6/4] = 180 ft (tower's height)
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