1) Gathering the data
shadow = height = 12 feet
friend = 5 ft tall and his shadow=2 ft
Let's visualize it:
2) Since we have similar triangles, (congruent angles and proportional legs) then we can write the following proportion:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{h}{5}=\frac{14}{2} \\ \frac{h}{5}=7 \\ h=35\text{ ft} \end{gathered}[/tex]3) So the height of the electric pole is 35 ft
