14. An Egyptologist was studying the pyramids one day and wanted to create a replica of one of the small pyramids for the museum He knows that the height of his replica must be 16ft and the length of the shadow for the replica is unknown The actual pyramid has a shadow that will be 20ft longer than the shadow of the replica and the height of the actual pyramid is 38ft more than the shadow of the replica. a. draw a picture to model the situation b. Find the length of the shadow for the replica c. Find the length of the shadow of the actual pyramid and the height of the actual pyramid.

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14. An Egyptologist was studying the pyramids one day and wanted to create a replica of one of the small
pyramids for the museum. He knows that the height of his replica must be 16ft and the length of the
shadow for the replica is unknown. The actual pyramid has a shadow that will be 20ft longer than the
shadow of the replica and the height of the actual pyramid is 38ft more than the shadow of the replica.
a. draw a picture to model the situation
b. Find the length of the shadow for the replica
c. Find the length of the shadow of the actual pyramid and the height of the actual pyramid.
Transcribed Image Text:14. An Egyptologist was studying the pyramids one day and wanted to create a replica of one of the small pyramids for the museum. He knows that the height of his replica must be 16ft and the length of the shadow for the replica is unknown. The actual pyramid has a shadow that will be 20ft longer than the shadow of the replica and the height of the actual pyramid is 38ft more than the shadow of the replica. a. draw a picture to model the situation b. Find the length of the shadow for the replica c. Find the length of the shadow of the actual pyramid and the height of the actual pyramid.
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