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    The document provides a method to calculate the height of a flag pole or lamp post using proportions based on the length of shadows. It shows that the ratio of the lamp post height to its shadow length equals the ratio of a person's height to their shadow length. Using the given heights of 71 inches for a person and their 49 inch shadow, the method calculates the height of the lamp post that casts a 256 inch shadow to be 30 feet 11 inches.

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    The document provides a method to calculate the height of a flag pole or lamp post using proportions based on the length of shadows. It shows that the ratio of the lamp post height to its shadow length equals the ratio of a person's height to their shadow length. Using the given heights of 71 inches for a person and their 49 inch shadow, the method calculates the height of the lamp post that casts a 256 inch shadow to be 30 feet 11 inches.

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    Height of A Lamp Psot

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    The document provides a method to calculate the height of a flag pole or lamp post using proportions based on the length of shadows. It shows that the ratio of the lamp post height to its shadow length equals the ratio of a person's height to their shadow length. Using the given heights of 71 inches for a person and their 49 inch shadow, the method calculates the height of the lamp post that casts a 256 inch shadow to be 30 feet 11 inches.

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    Height of a Flag Pole/ Lamp Post

    Definition of height: the measurement from base


    to top or from head to foot.

    Definition of proportions: the relationship


    between two things when the quantities of the
    two are equal in ratios
    Lamp post height Human Height
    ------------------------ = ----------------------
    Length of Shadow Length of Shadow

    X 71 inches
    -------------- = --------------------------
    256 inches 49 inches

    X 71 inches
    -------------- = -------------------------- *Cross multiply Final height of the
    256 inches 49 inches Lamp Post: 30 feet 11
    inches

    (49) (x) = (71) (256) *Multiply

    49x = 18176
    ----- -------- *Divide by 49
    49 49

    X = 370.9 inches *Round up

    X = 371 inches *Convert to feet


    30 feet 11
    inches

    5 feet 11
    inches

    49 inches or 4 feet 1 inches


    256 inches or 21 feet 4 inches
    Height: 30 feet
    11 inches

    Height: 5 feet
    11 inches
    Shadow: 49 inches or Shadow: 256 inches or 21
    4 feet 1 inches
    feet 4 inches

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