Question

800 3. Andrew is buying a farm and needs to determine the height of a tree on the farm. Andrew, who is 5.8 feet tall, notices that when his shadow is 10 feet long, the shadow of the tree is 85 feet long. How tall is the tree? (5 points)​

Answer 1

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Answer:

  49.3 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Shadow lengths and object heights are considered to be proportional, so we have ...

  tree height/(tree shadow) = Andrew's height/(Andrew's shadow)

  height / (85 ft) = (5.8 ft)/(10 ft)

  height = (85 ft)(5.8/10) = 49.3 ft

The tree is 49.3 feet tall.