Finding a Length Two vertical poles, one 8 ft tall and theother 24 ft tall, have ropes stretched from the top of each tothe base of the other (see the figure). How high above theground is the point where the ropes cross? [Hint: Usesimilarity.]24 ft8 ft

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Finding a Length Two vertical poles, one 8 ft tall and the other 24 ft tall, have ropes stretched from the top of each to the base of the other (see the figure). How high above the ground is the point where the ropes cross? [Hint: Use similarity.] 24 ft 8 ft