A tree cast a shadow 45 feet long. At the same time, the shadow cast by a vertical 3 feet stick is 5 feet long. Find the height

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Anika [276]

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A tree cast a shadow 45 feet long. At the same time, the shadow cast by a vertical 3 feet stick is 5 feet long. Find the height

of the tree.

Mathematics

1 answer:

RoseWind [281] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-06T09:14:09+03:00

Answer:

43 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The shadow cats by the stick was 5 feet long while the actual stick is only 3 feet long which means the shadow makes it bigger by 2 feet. Take 2 feet away from 45 feet you will get 43 feet.

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