The answer to the question
Answer:
32.
Step-by-step explanation:
At the same time, the sun casts a shadow on the girl and tree creating two similar right triangles. You can use a ratio of girl's height to her shadow will be the same as the tree's height to it's shadow.
5 / 2.5 = T / 14.5
2 = T / 14.5
2 * 14.5 = T
29 ft = Tree
Answer:
20 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
Remember the Pythagorean theorem,
x^2 + y^2 = n^2
in this case
x= 16
y = 12
so substitute back into the equation
16^2 + 12^2 = n^2
256 + 144 = n^2
400 = n^2
sqrt ( 400) = n
20 = n
