Answer:
448
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a proportion question. Keep the heights on one side of the proportion and the shadow length on the other.
height ratio shadow ratio
40 cm / x = 25 / 280 Cross multiply
25x = 40 * 280 Combine
25x = 11200 Divide by 25
x = 11200/25
x = 448 cm
The height of the corn plant is 448 cm
y−5=(x−3)2
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When dividing two fractions, it is important to know to multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
Reciprocal means basically a flipped fraction. 2/3 as a reciprocal is 3/2, etc.
1/3 / 1/2= 1/3 x 2/1=2/3