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- FENCE The heights of two vertical posts are 2 meters and0.45 meter. When the shorter post casts a shadow that is 0.85meter long, what is the length of the longer post's 'shadow tothe nearest hundredth?

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The heights of two vertical posts are 2 meters and

0.45 meter. When the shorter post casts a shadow that is 0.85

meter long, what is the length of the longer post's 'shadow to

the nearest hundredth?

Applying proportion

0.85/0.45=x/2

solve for x

x=(0.85/0.45)*2

x=3.78 m

answer is 3.78 meters

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