A building casts a shadow 174 meters long. At the same time, a pole 6 meters high casts a shadow 18 meters long. What is the height of the building?

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A building casts a shadow 174 meters long. At the same
time, a pole 6 meters high casts a shadow 18 meters long.
What is the height of the building?
height =
meters
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Transcribed Image Text:1:23 1 LTE AA A oncourseconnect.com 15 of 15 00:48 / 01:00:00 A building casts a shadow 174 meters long. At the same time, a pole 6 meters high casts a shadow 18 meters long. What is the height of the building? height = meters II
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