The height of the person is \"\".

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The shadow of the person is \"\".

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The distance between person to the flagpole is \"\".\"\"

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Find height of the flag pole.

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Draw the related diagram:

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From the diagram:

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In \"\", \"\".

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In \"\", \"\".

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\"\"

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\"\"

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\"\"

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\"\"

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\"\".

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The height of the flag pole is \"\".

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From the figure:

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The points are \"\", \"\" and \"\".

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\"\".

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\"\".

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Since both \"\" and \"\" lie in the plane, their cross product \"\" is orthogonal to the plane and it is normal to plane.

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Find the cross product of \"\" and \"\".

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\"\"

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\"\"

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\"\"

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\"\".

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The equation of the plane passes through the point \"\" and normal vector \"\" is \"\".

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The plane passes through the point \"\" and normal vector \"\".

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\"\"

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\"\"

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\"\".

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The equation of the plane is \"\".