mes is trying to determine the height of a building, so he uses a street sign as a reference. The street sign is 6 feet tall and casts shadow of 5 feet. The two triangles formed in the picture above are similar. the building casts a shadow of 35 feet, what is the height of the building? O A. 41 feet OB. 175 feet Oc. 47 feet OD. 42 feet
mes is trying to determine the height of a building, so he uses a street sign as a reference. The street sign is 6 feet tall and casts shadow of 5 feet. The two triangles formed in the picture above are similar. the building casts a shadow of 35 feet, what is the height of the building? O A. 41 feet OB. 175 feet Oc. 47 feet OD. 42 feet
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Transcribed Image Text:James is trying to determine the height of a building, so he uses a street sign as a reference. The street sign is 6 feet tall and casts
a shadow of 5 feet. The two triangles formed in the picture above are similar.
If the building casts a shadow of 35 feet, what is the height of the building?
O A. 41 feet
В.
175 feet
Oc.
47 feet
D.
42 feet
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