At a given time of the day, the ratio of the height of an object to the length of its shadow is the same for all objects. If a 3

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ft stick in the ground casts a shadow is 1.5ft, find the height of a tree that casts a shadow that is 10.15ft

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Lubov Fominskaja [6] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-22T18:00:00+03:00

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Answer:

20.3 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The object-shadow ratio for the stick= 3÷1.5=2:1

The object-shadow ratio is same for all objects.

Let height of the tree be x

2/1 = x/10.15

x=10.15 * 2=20.3