![A boy stands 1 meter away from a lamppost. he is 1.8 meters tall and casts a shadow 2 meters long in the light from the lamp. how tall is the lamppost? A boy stands 1 meter away from a lamppost. he is 1.8 meters tall and casts a shadow 2 meters long in the light from the lamp. how tall is the lamppost?](https://homework.study.com/cimages/multimages/16/shadow1319562800644079696.jpg)
A boy stands 1 meter away from a lamppost. he is 1.8 meters tall and casts a shadow 2 meters long in the light from the lamp. how tall is the lamppost?
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![Phil Kerpen on Twitter: "@BDial85 I think UK is going from 2 meters to 1 meter for everyone. WHO has always been 1 meter but some countries doubled it. https://t.co/ONMhoaOCw6" / Twitter Phil Kerpen on Twitter: "@BDial85 I think UK is going from 2 meters to 1 meter for everyone. WHO has always been 1 meter but some countries doubled it. https://t.co/ONMhoaOCw6" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaL8UVjXgAEdn-c.png)