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Solve the problem. On a sunny day, a flag pole and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 40 meters long and the shadow is 32 meters, how tall is the flag pole?

Elementary Algebra

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ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter10: Quadratic Equations

Section10.4: Solve Applications Modeled By Quadratic Equations

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