Question

A. 12

Answer 1

Tree casts a shadow 30 feet long. A MHS student standing near the tree casts a shadow 9 feet long. The  student is 6 feet tall. What is the height of the tree? Show all work

Answer:

Option D

The height of tree is 20 feet tall

Solution:

From given question,

Shadow of tree = 30 feet

Height of tree = ?

Height of student = 6 feet

Shadow of student = 9 feet

We have to find the height of tree

We can solve the sum by proportion

$\frac{\text{height of tree}}{\text{shadow of tree}} = \frac{\text{height of student}}{\text{shadow of tree}}$

This forms a proportion and we can solve the sum by cross multiplying

$\frac{\text{height of tree}}{30} = \frac{6}{9}\\\\\text{height of tree} = 30 \times \frac{6}{9} = 30 \times \frac{2}{3}\\\\\text{ height of tree } = 10 \times 2 = 20$

Thus height of tree is 20 feet tall