The person and his shadow make a right triangle as well as the tree and it's shadow. they will be similar right triangles containing angles that are equal. I'm in similar triangles the angles are proportional so a ratio could be used to determine the shadow length. this ratio is:
25/5 = x/15
(Notice that both the height of the person and
the height of the tree height of the tree are on
the bottom because these would be similar
sides and the same for the shadows with both
on top. this could easily have been switched
with the shadows on bottom and heights on
top like:
5/25 = 15/x
however I noticed the 25/5 could easily be
reduced. this eliminated the need for cross
multiplication.)
The 25/5 can be reduced to 5:
5 = x/15
and then multiply both sides by 15 and you get:
x = 75
so the answer is 75 feet long.
this can be checked various ways. using trigonometry we have the opposite and adjacent sides so tangent could be used to find the angle between the shadow and the hypotenuse. this is:
tan (x) = opposite/adjacent
opposite = height
adjacent = shadow
so:
tan (x) = 5/25 for person
tan (x) = 15/75 for tree
these equations both reduce to:
tan (x) = 1/5
And of both equations are the same then the angLee are equal creating similar triangles and a correct answer
Answer:
x = 7
Step-by-step explanation:
if ABC ~ DEF than AB ~ ED, AC ~ DF, and CB ~ FE
The ratio of AB to ED is given as 5/30 = 1/6
For AC ~ ED the ratio would be same x/42 = 1/6 cross multiply it
6x = 42
x = 7
Answer:
Depending on what type of math class you are in, or how your teacher taught it, it could be either 12 R:4 or 12 + 1/370.
Step-by-step explanation:
Remainders can be written in two ways, R: [remainder] or the whole number quotient + [remainder number]/[dividend]. For this problem you would have to simplify 4/1480 to 1/370 because 1480/4 equals 370. So, your final answer would be 12 + 1/370 or 12 R:4.
