Suppose a person 5 feet 10 inches tall casts a shadow that is 3 feet 6 inches long. At the same time of day, a flagpole casts a shadow that is 12 feet long. To the nearest foot, how tall is the flagpole?

[list=1][br][*]Identify the known information.[br][*]Determine if the triangles are similar.[br][*]Find the height of the flagpole.[br][/list][br][br]This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit www.walch.com for more information.