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The shadow of the 4 foot parking meter's shadow is 6.5. The shadow of the 40 foot tall monument has to be 65 (4/6.5 = 40/x so x is 65)

a2+b2=c2

402+b2=652

1600 + b2 = 4225

b2 = 2625

b = about 51.2347 feet apart

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Q: A 40ft tall mounument casts a shadow that just reaches the base of a 4ft tall parking meter if the parking meter's shadow is 6.5 ft long how far apart are the monument and the meter?
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