A piece of drill rod 2 ft 6 in. long is to be cut into pins, each 2 1/2 in. long.
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Tree casts a shadow 30 feet long. A MHS student standing near the tree casts a shadow 9 feet long. The student is 6 feet tall. What is the height of the tree? Show all work
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Option D
The height of tree is 20 feet tall
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
From given question,
Shadow of tree = 30 feet
Height of tree = ?
Height of student = 6 feet
Shadow of student = 9 feet
We have to find the height of tree
We can solve the sum by proportion
This forms a proportion and we can solve the sum by cross multiplying
Thus height of tree is 20 feet tall