Question

Use similar triangles to solve. a person who is 55 feet tall is standing 132132 feet from the base of a​ tree, and the tree casts a 144144 foot shadow. the​ person's shadow is 1212 feet in length. what is the height of the​ tree?

Answer 1

The ratio of the height to shadow length is a constant.
.. (5 ft)/(132 ft) = (tree height)/(144 ft)
.. (tree height) = (144 ft)*(5/132) = 5 5/11 ft