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Chapter 8: Q. 417 (page 998)

The tower portion of a windmill is 212 feet tall. A six foot tall person standing next to the tower casts a seven foot shadow. How long is the windmill鈥檚 shadow?

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The windmill's shadow is 247 feet long

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Step 1. Given information

The tower portion of a windmill is =212feet

A six foot tall person standing next to the tower casts a seven foot shadow.

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Step 2. Finding how long is the windmill’s shadow 

Write a proportion

67=212x6x=212脳7[crossmultiplication]6x=1484x=14846x=247.333

Therefore,the wind,ill's shadow is 247 feet long

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