Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Draw an auxiliary line in the trapezoid forming a triangle and a rectangle. The dimensions of the rectangle are 3 x 4, so the length of the auxiliary line must be 4.
The auxiliary line also creates a 45-45-90 triangle. The auxiliary line itself makes up one leg of the triangle, and since we know it is 4, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find y:
The length of x can be found by adding the bottom leg of the 45-45-90 triangle and the bottom dimension of the rectangle:
Your answer is C, because it is the same size and shape of the original one
Answer: The height of the palm tree is 21 feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
We can use a ratio to solve this:
Actual height to shadow for both objects. The fraction equivalents must be equal.
6/8 = x/28 . Cross multiply
6(28) = 8x
168 = 8x Divide both sides by 8 (8's "cancel" on the right)
168/8 =8x/8
21 = x . This gives us the tree's height as 21 feet.
<em>Another way to solve this is to use the ratios, but simplify the first fraction</em>
<em>6/8 = 3/4</em>
<em>Then multiply the length of the shadow by 3/4</em>
<em>3/4 × 28 = height</em>
<em>28÷4 = 7 7 × 3 = 21</em>
<em>21 feet= the height of the palm tree.</em>