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Finding height To find the height of a lamppost (see accompanying figure), you stand a 6 ft pole 20 ft from the lamp and measure the length \(a\) of its shadow, finding it to be 15 ft, give or take an inch. Calculate the height of the lamppost using the value \(a = 15\) and estimate the possible error in the result.

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a

a  = 15

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QUESTION:

Finding height To find the height of a lamppost (see accompanying figure), you stand a 6 ft pole 20 ft from the lamp and measure the length \(a\) of its shadow, finding it to be 15 ft, give or take an inch. Calculate the height of the lamppost using the value \(a = 15\) and estimate the possible error in the result.

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

a

a  = 15

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In this problem, we have to calculate the height of the lamppost using the value  and we

have to estimate the possible error in the result.


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