Question

The tree in your friend's yard casts a shadow that is 27 feet long. Your friend is 5 feet tall and casts a shadow that is 4.5 feet long. What is the height of the tree?

Answer 1

Answer:

The height of the tree is 30 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

h ----> the height of the tree

we know that

The tree casts a shadow that is 27 feet long

Your friend is 5 feet tall and casts a shadow that is 4.5 feet long

so

using proportion

Find out the height of the tree

$\frac{h}{27}=\frac{5}{4.5}\\\\h=27(5)/4.5\\\\h=30\ ft$