Answer:
height of the tree is 30 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
a tree casts a shadow 42 feet long . at the same time, a person 5 feet tall casts a shadow 7 feet long.
shadow of a 5 feet tall person is 7 feet long
Let x be the height of the tree
shadow of a 42 feet tree is x feet long
Make a proportion

cross multiply


divide by 7 on both sides
x=30
So height of the tree is 30 feet
Answer:
No for both
Step-by-step explanation:
If 2 x values that are the same but different y values for them then its not a function
About 20% I would say. Hope I helped, please award brainliest!
Area of a triangle=1/2(base x height)
Area=72, Base=8, Height=2x-3
Plug it in.
72=1/2(8 x (2x-3))
72=1/2(16x-24)
72=8x-12
84=8x
x=10.5