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Carla looks from a height of 15 yards at the top of her apartment building. She lines up from the top of a flagpole with the curb of a street 20 yards away. If the flagpole is 12 yards from the apartment building, how tall is the flagpole ?

Carla looks from a height of 15 yards at the top of her apartment building. She lines up from the top of a flagpole with the curb of a street 20 yards away. If the flagpole is 12 yards from the apartment building, how tall is the flagpole ?

Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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ISBN:9781337614085
Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Publisher:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
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Carla looks from a height of 15 yards at the top of her apartment building. She lines up from the top of a flagpole with the curb of a street 20 yards away. If the flagpole is 12 yards from the apartment building, how tall is the flagpole ? 

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