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A pole that is 3.4 m tall casts a shadow that is 1.61 m long. At the same time, a nearby building casts a shadow that is 36.75 m long. How tall is the building?
Round your answer to the nearest meter.

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Step-by-step explanation:

Set this up as a proportion with pole/building height on the top and shadow length on the bottom, using x for the unknown, which is the height of the building:

[tex]\frac{pole/building}{shadow}:\frac{3.4}{1.61}=\frac{x}{36.75}[/tex] and cross multiply to solve:

1.61x = 124.95 so

x = 78 m

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