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12.03.2021 • 
Mathematics

A student is standing next to a vertical flagpole. The top of the student's shadow coincides with the top of the flagpole's shadow as shown.
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The student is 62 inches tall. The student estimates that the distance from the flagpole
to the point where the student is standing is between 21 and 22 feet. The student also
estimates that the length of the student's shadow is between 7 and 7 feet.
Based on the given information, what are the least and greatest possible heights, in
feet, of the flagpole? Explain how you arrived at your answers.


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